Like many others, Anna Lopez didn't have the greatest childhood. Her mother suffered from a seizure disorder-Epilepsy for most of her life. Growing up, Anna grew accustomed to communicating with her mother's doctors from the tender age of 4 regarding her mothers condition. Silently, Anna wondered and feared when the next trip to the hospital would be. Meanwhile Anna had very little self esteem and couldn't relate to kids her age, dealing with such grown up issues, such as being sexually assaulted at 12 years of age. Coupled with having no sense of who she was or what she wanted to become in life, what was her adult life going to be like? All she knew was how to care for her mother.