Maria Lurdes Gomes Figueiredo:  

Maria Lurdes is from Yonkers, New York. Maria Lurdes's schools include Charles E. Gorton High School. Maria Lurdes's interests include Soccer. More about Maria Lurdes:"I thank my parents for instilling in me the morals I have attained and have been trying to pass on to both my daughters. It is these morals which have made me the person I am today!!! Despite the strict and tight economic life that I was given, I cherish every memory now because it allows me to appreciate all I have and the sacrifices that my parents overcame and actually took to provide whatever my sister and I received. It proves that there is no need for superficial accessories in life, as long as the essentials, as love, nutrition and a roof over your head is provided, there is no reason to fail or not be able pursue your goal in life. My goal in life changed as my life persued on its own. Life circumstances kind of drove my decision to become the nurse I became without intentionally wanting to. Unfortunately , I was burdened with not such a healthy body and therefore the hospital environment became to be a second home to me. It was being a patient so many times that I viewed the patient care first hand and it devastated me, even as a young child. As a got older and continued to view more and more injustice, it was then that I decided to totally change my focus in lif...Expand for more