Candice Morris used Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to help with her mental health after going through stress following the diagnosis of her daughter's disorder.
That’s how life has been for Milford residents, Candice Morris and her son Axel.
The 16-year-old is battling cancer for the third time.
“He’s had to go through so many intensive chemo, his body just isn’t happy about it,” Morris said.
Axel was diagnosed with stage Four Lymphoma in 2019 with intense chemo he went into remission.
But, in 2020, Axel’s cancer was back, making him go through more chemo and this time a stem cell transplant.
“We were still really hopeful because there were other treatments available we knew we had kind of in the back pocket,” Morris said.
“I think it’s a class of unique learners, White said. Everybody has a spark, my job is to spark the spark so that education and learning can happen.
Yolette Mezadieu teaches computer science at her alma mater, Edison Senior High School. She feels like she’s giving back to the community in which she grew up.
“Teaching is not a profession that’s going to make you rich, Mezadieu said. You have to have a love for it, because my reward comes in seeing them graduate, seeing them become productive citizens.
From grade levels to teaching modalities to teaching styles, there are differences between the nominees, but they each have one thing in common: dedication to molding young minds.