When asked the question, "Samantha, tell us a little bit about yourself. " I pause. I smile. And then I think to myself, I shouldn't even be here. Yet here I am. I'm living, I'm breathing, and I am here. And when life tried to write me off, my faith and my mother's unwavering voice whispering, "All things are possible," wrote my story right back in. And even with this resilience, the world only ever saw one side of me. And that one side wore a mask in the playground, in the workplace, even as a mother to my ...