Dylan Morin

My name is Dylan Morin. I am 17 waiting to get out of here at the age of 18. I love the Ninja Turtles! Some people like to say I’m stuck in the 70’s because of my hair, personality and music taste. I say that's wrong... no not really, that basically sums me up. I have a big family. It's just kinda scattered. I have an uncle, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa and brother-in-law all living in Mount Vernon. I have brothers and sisters in a couple different states because of my dad thanks to him. One day I want to travel to the states they are in and visit them. I enjoy hacky sack, listening to music and hiking, but just like any other teenager I enjoy a lot of things. However, with Type 1 Diabetes it makes these things a little more challenging than they should be, but I get through it. It's easier being diagnosed for a while and doing these things because I have more of a handle of when I need to stop and check my blood etc.

 I decided to go into Open Doors because at the high school I felt like a part of me was drifting away during freshman year. I didn't really care like a lot of freshman, then sophomore year I got back on track a little bit. Then junior year came, and I lost one of my buddies around Christmas time. Right after that, my aunt who also has diabetes and was a big help for me, passed from a diabetic seizure on New Year's Day. As you can predict, I just stopped caring. Then I realized if I was to make it somewhat successful, I would need some type of school diploma so I turned here for my last shot.