{"id":14708,"date":"2017-02-13T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T15:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=14708"},"modified":"2017-06-26T11:06:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T16:06:49","slug":"tartan-spotlight-chastity-irwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2017\/02\/13\/tartan-spotlight-chastity-irwin\/","title":{"rendered":"Tartan Spotlight: Chastity Irwin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet\u2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Chastity Irwin, the self-proclaimed \u201cnon-traditional, traditional\u201d student, who is completing her second year of her Communication major. As a proud mother of 19-year-old Jessica, and a strong marriage to her best friend, Irwin\u2019s story reveals that sacrifice, perseverance, love and faith are her ways to happiness and success. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why She\u2019s Interesting\u2026. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Irwin\u2019s positively energized attitude towards life makes her notable. According to Irwin, she keeps her mind set on growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe all battle and try to be the best versions of ourselves each day and hopefully by the time I leave Sinclair, I will be a little more fabulous, a little stronger,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Irwin said that she developed that outlook after an experience in which she almost lost her daughter<\/span><\/p>\n

Irwin\u2019s daughter, Jessica Waters, was diagnosed with epilepsy, a condition that makes her prone to erratic seizures. According to Irwin, fear gripped her in the middle of her college career as this situation befell her, and she simply stopped attending classes and that eventually led to her dropping out of school. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen facing trying times, you learn a lot from fear. You are forced to reprioritize everything and [re-examine] who you believe in,\u201d Irwin said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With this in mind, Irwin said she chose to sacrifice strengthening herself in the middle of her career to strengthen her family. With her daughter withdrawing into a shell, Irwin practically forced her to attend a camp for kids with epilepsy and from it, Jessica, according to Irwin, broke out of her own fear and went on to establish a nonprofit organization called \u201cCupcakes for Camp.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jessica, having her mother\u2019s support from day one, went on to be the most decorated teen on the East Coast and visited the White House on six different occasions\u2014which in many perspectives is defined as the ultimate success. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a proud mother, Irwin saw her daughter accomplish all these feats and eventually enroll in the University of Kentucky. From there, Irwin picked up where she left off years prior and enrolled in Sinclair Community College. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, we have to stop just having faith in others and begin to also have faith in ourselves… have faith that we can accomplish great things,\u201d Irwin said. \u201cThe only thing that will kill fear is strength and love because when we are fearful, we are weak.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Irwin\u2019s message to her community is, \u201cI would want people to know I was thankful and that if they ever had a doubt, I loved them.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

With that, Irwin pushes forward in a rigidly optimistic fashion as she nears the end of this phase of her life as a student. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe end product of a person is just the beginning,\u201d Irwin said.<\/span><\/p>\n

She looks forward to contributing to building the Sinclair Community post-graduation by landing a job in the college.<\/span><\/p>\n

Falastin Issa<\/strong>
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