After experiencing the loss of their parents, some teens in Fort Myers went through a journey of grief and have now been awarded more than $37,000 worth of scholarships.
Fort Myers Community Correspondent Miyoshi Price came to Valerie’s House to speak with three teens who thought their future was over when their parents took their last breath, but they persevered.
Watch to see how the teens are overcoming grief by pursuing their dreams:
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Carter Koehler points out his dad on a Wall of Honor inside Valerie’s House, which represents service members, both active and those who have passed away. His dad had a heart attack when Koehler was 13-years-old.
Koehler tells me that his mother found out early in the morning when he was about 13 years old, right before she was getting him ready for school…