Alex, 16 years old, NJ | NEEDED BY 12/12

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Ron wrote his own bio: Hi, I'm Ron! I lived in a motel and jumped from house to house and after a long time dealing with very unfair conditions, I had the chance to speak up for myself and get out of that situation and move in with my dad’s side of the family. I have an illness called Cystic Fibrosis, and I’ve been dealing with it. It still sucks-- the repetition and having something that could shorten my life is very scary, but I thank God I'm in a place where people are starting to take me seriously. Since I've been here, I’ve just tried to catch up on a life and childhood I wasn't really able to have because of my illness. Plus, being in a motel on a highway makes it very hard to get out. I’ve been trying to make friends and try sports. I started wrestling. I love the color green and black. I would like to say I'm good at video games and wrestling, but it's hard to say when I'm kind of an underdog. But I knew it wasn't going to be easy. Plus, I don't mind being an underdog; it just means I have potential. It was difficult to really care about how I looked or even how I felt about myself, my body, personality, and emotions, so ever since then, I've been trying to stay humble but also have fun. This past year I have been just trying to have those experiences I never had the chance to have. I want to go into trade schools, but also kind of unsure. I just want to be stable and have a family and not be working my entire life, so I need to work hard now. I want to find my passion, something that separates me from everyone else. I want to be different, and I want to do what I like and survive. Most importantly, I want to have and see my family grow. So yes, these are the most important things to me and all about me."

From Ron: "This is a promise ring that I want to give to my significant other. Her name is Xiani. I am not able to afford anything like this, but this girl is very special to me. I can go on forever. I need to show everyone, including her, her family, and my family, that I'm committed to this girl, and she is worth everything to me. Her ring size is 7. Please, I know this wish is not exactly for me, but give me a chance to show my loyalty because this is all that I want; I just want to give her the world. I want to give this to her as a symbol of my love for her."