In your lives, you have shown a great deal of resilience, and that does you honour; I applaud you. It is clear to see that you have become three accomplished young women and one accomplished young man with plans, and, above all, with dreams. In my mind, that is what really counts.
I have a question for Alisha, just to make sure I understood. You make a distinction between being in a foster family and the time when you could be adopted. Did I understand your situation correctly, Alisha? Am I right that you were in foster care for eight years? I seem to be hearing you say that you no longer have any contact with that foster family? Have I got your life story right?