Tam is the charismatic open-hearted confidante everyone desires to have in their life. She has a natural magnetic pull that allows people to tell her their deepest secrets and feel safe leaving them in her possession.Tam believes in the underdog when the world tells you that you will not survive, Tam knows how to show you and the world otherwise. At the age of 19, Tam found herself at Norfolk State University, like most young adults her age, but life would throw a twist in her journey. Tam's brother was born drug addicted. Doctors began to count him out; they said he wouldn't meet his milestones. They deemed him failure to thrive. Reports indicated the best course of action for him would be disability and medication. Tam had other plans; she put her dreams on hold and groomed a smart, thriving, and now college-educated young man. Tam saw first-hand what drugs could do to the addict and the offspring, but she also saw what love, care, and patience could do to beat the odds.