I am a mother of 4 beautiful children, one of whom, Aïsha Melissa Grace, was born with a heart defect. This has made me both a mother and a personal nurse for my own child since the day she was born until now, as she turns 5. I have many roles to play. I am a disciplined, motivated, and determined woman. An entrepreneur and authentic person. My life took a 360° turn almost 5 years ago when I had to learn to be strong without any options. My child's case taught me how, as a human being, mother, and woman, we have a great strength that we sometimes don't realize until something unexpected comes up on your path. So far, Aïsha Melissa Grace has already had 3 heart surgeries.

HOW DO YOU INSPIRE

I surround myself with positive thoughts. I like to follow other women on social media and their journeys. I admire idealistic, perseverant, and optimistic women. I put a lot of emphasis on those around me to always keep fighting and to always be humble. To never give up, no matter the situation that presents itself. I repeat my story over and over to realize how you can have everything today, and in a blink of an eye, you have to fully adapt your life to a situation that you never expected. But here I am, developing myself as a future entrepreneur who is fighting tirelessly to create our family product, not just a product but our soul, in an artisanal product with authentic recipes. Those who know me know how tirelessly I am fighting for that. This product has given me, after God, a hope of being close to fulfilling my dream and feeling fully as a woman who inspires.

WHAT MAKES YOU, A WOMAN WHO INSPIRES?

I am a fighter and what helps you a lot to find your personal purpose is to never listen to the words "you won't make it" or "you can't". I am a woman who has always learned to give compliments to others, that makes someone's day. More women should give compliments to each other, I still feel that is limited.

BALANCE

I am not practicing my profession for a company but I am practicing one of my professions which is nursing for the care of my own child. Even though I know that in other countries like the United States, there are job opportunities that can hire you as a nurse where you get paid to care for your own child if they need a nurse. This would be something that would be good to present here in Aruba. I am starting my own Kitchen with my artisanal churro recipes, which is an idea that arose and with trials and errors. As a mother and working on a new entrepreneurship, it can be heavy at times and I am sure many of you can combine this and know how frustrating it can be at times. But all hard work has its fruit and that will be your reward in the end. Always setting a time limit and taking time off is valid, it helps to not overload yourself.