ough The Storm" is a powerful story of a young woman that never knew a mother's love. A product of her environment in Opa-Locka, Florida, she took care of her siblings, and provided her family with necessities to survive in a place adults failed her. Her invigorating story chronicles her life, her mistakes, her pain, her relationships and her success. She is a survivor that turned the errors of the past into a breath-taking testimony that aims to encourage young women and young men to become examples of excellence. From being a victim of sexual assault, becoming a teen-age mother to stripping and street hustling, Lashonta's memoir, told in her own words, is a testament of self-doubt, acceptance and endurance. As a mother and a grandmother, may her life, her scars and her emotional trauma serve as a blueprint to showcase a young woman that made many bad decisions, but she became a responsible adult with a unique perspective on life. May "The Sunflower That Blossomed Through The Storm" inspire anyone that has ever known loss, pain and suffering.