Susan Boyle is an example of how one can surmount any difficulty. Here is a brief rundown on this remarkable lady:
""Susan Boyle was born 1 April 1961 in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland,[to Patrick Boyle, a miner, World War II veteran and singer at the Bishop's Blaize, and Bridget, a shorthand typist,[11] who were both immigrants from County Donegal, Ireland. She was the youngest of four brothers and six sisters.
Born when her mother was 47, Boyle was briefly deprived of oxygen during the difficult birth; she was diagnosed as having learning difficulties.[2] She says she was bullied as a child,[ and was nicknamed "Susie Simple" at school."
Boyle still lives in the family home, a four-bedroom council house, with her ten-year-old cat, Pebbles.[10]
Her father died in the 1990s, and her siblings had left home. As she never married, Boyle was devoted to looking after her ageing mother until she died in 2007 at the age of 91 which meant that she never had any time for herself. A neighbour reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter "wouldn't come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone."
Boyle remains active as a volunteer at Our Lady of Lourdes church in Blackburn, Scotland, and visits elderly members of the congregation in their homes.""
After leaving school with few qualifications, she was employed for the only time in her life as a trainee cook in the kitchen of West Lothian College for six months,[16] and took part in government training schemes.[11] She visited the theatre from time to time to listen to professional singers,and performed at a number of local venues.
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