ople doubted her before she even had a chance to prove herself.
Some said law school would be “too hard.”
Others believed that because she was born with Down syndrome, she would never make it this far.
But they didn’t know my little girl.
For years, I watched Sofia sit at the kitchen table long after everyone had gone to bed, surrounded by heavy law books, notes, and empty coffee cups. I saw the exhaustion in her eyes. I saw the moments she questioned herself.
But I also saw something stronger than fear: determination.
No matter how difficult the journey became, she kept going
