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\ I F O U N D M Y L I F EP U R P O S E F O R E V E R \AN INT E R V I E W W I T H M A R I E A L I C E D E G R A F FB Y A L E X AND R A N' G ANG ACan you introduce yourself to ourreaders?I'm Haitian and I'll be 64 years old soon. Born witha joyful nature by all circumstances, I love life andmy passion has always been people. Proud tohave raised 3 children alone and I am agrandmother of 9 little ones.From Haiti to Belgium! These twoplaces seem to have nothing incommon. What attracted you?Actually, it all happened by accident. In 1994, Ihad to flee Haiti with my three kids. One of myfriends who was in the same situation hadmanaged to join his family in Belgium andproposed to me to join her, hence the choice ofmoving to Belgium. Since then, I can say that Idon%u2019t regret anything.How did your story with Forever start?I was the owner of a beauty salon in Haiti and Icame to Belgium to keep the lifestyle of mychildren. For several years, I had to do odd jobsthat didn't suit me. As time went by, I felt moreand more frustrated because I wasn't proud ofwhat I was doing to provide for my family. I usedto weigh 125 kilos despite various diets. I had allkinds of ailments: at 47, I felt like an 80-year-oldbody with a 25-year-old face. LOL. I was living as asecluded. word!I AM. MAGAZINE - 14I AM. MAGAZINE - I FOUND MY LIFE PURPOSE FOREVER