Really great story to hear about your ups and downs and how you got there persisting . I dont think I have words to describe how inspired and motivated I am by it . Your story kinda reminds me of Howard Roark from The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand . In the story He was an architect who got kicked out of college one semester before graduating and was forced to work in manual labor jobs not related to his field at first . But to basically sum it up by the end of the story he gets in a similar situation that you were . He ends up being one of the greatest architects of America . However when he gets to the top he ends up making buildings to a rich entrepreneur who is now married to his ex gf . I ' m not gonna tell what happens in the end but it is a really great book . You should read its the kind of book that inspires people who know what struggle is . Its my favorite book .