Today’s heroine has tasted many difficulties since she was 17, about which she shared: “I became a father, mother and sister for them.” A terrible incident destroyed their family. The neighbors sympathized with them.

Cancer was the reason of their mother’s death. After this the father , Alexander, died of illness as well. Now 20 years old, Samantha Rodriguez is a mother, a father and a sister to siblings (Destiny, Bella, Michael, Brenda and Milagros).

For a while, Samantha worked as a waitress to make ends meet. She shares that all this has been very difficult for her. It’s really hard to be a parent when you’re the sister. She often felt lonely. Considering all the difficulties and huge responsibility, she was always ready to go through it. Samantha said: “I always realized that no one else could take care of our family’s needs, I had to do it.”

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office was very touched by this story. They embarked on a plan. They made tours and gave various gifts. Since the family did not have their own car, they arrived by public transport. Seeing this, Sharif’s office started looking for sponsors to solve the problem. The charitable foundation paid off. Several unknown benefactors made donations. Rodriguez was amazed. “All these strangers made me believe that I’m not alone.”

Another organization also organized a fundraiser which says: “The family still has a lot to see.” Almost 200 thousand dollars were collected for this family. The “head” of the family is convinced that all this has changed their lives.

Unfortunately, life is full of difficulties and we are powerless against it. Samantha is a really strong girl. Her path was very difficult, but she did not lose herself and continued to live.