>>> WE'RE BACK, NOW, WITH THE MIDDLE AGED MOTHER OF TWINS IN PURSUIT OF A LIFE LONG DREAM. ENCOURAGED BY HER FAMILY AND INSPIRING OTHERS ALONG THE WAY. >> MY NAME IS JEN. I'M A 52-YEAR-OLD SECOND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT. >> THE DECISION SHE MADE TO DO THAT AT THIS POINT IN HER LIFE, IT EMPHASIZES HER REAL PASSION AND DRIVE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF HER COMMUNITY. >> GROWING UP, I LOVED MATH AND SCIENCE. BUT I WAS TOLD MANY TIMES BY TEACHERS OVER THE YEARS, AND BY OTHER PEOPLE, THAT GIRLS WEREN'T GOOD AT MATH AND SCIENCE. IT SHOWS, I GUESS, WHAT ONE COULD CONSIDER A SAFER MAJOR. I GRADUATED AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WANTED TO DO WITH MY LIFE. I GOT MARRIED, HAD TWO ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BOYS. I HAVE TWIN BOYS, JACK AND MIKE. THEY ARE MY WORLD. WHEN MIKE WAS 18 MONTHS OLD, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM. WHEN THE BOYS WERE 5, UNFORTUNATELY, THE MARRIAGE DID NOT MAKE IT. AT THE TIME, I WAS WORKING A COUPLE OF PART TIME JOBS, EACH JUST TRYING TO PAY THE BILLS. AND BACK THEN, AUTISM THERAPIES WERE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE, LIKE THEY ARE NOW. AND I THOUGHT, MAYBE I CAN FIND A WAY TO HAVE A CAREER, WHERE I CAN SUPPORT MY KIDS AND WHERE I CAN ALSO HELP, NOT ONLY MIKE, BUT OTHER KIDDOS LIKE HIM. I GRADUATED WITH MY MASTERS DEGREE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. I WAS WORKING AT THE AUTISM TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTER AT PORTLAND STATE. AND IT WAS FANTASTIC. FOR THE FIRST TIME, I HAD THE ABILITY TO NOT LAY AWAKE AT NIGHT WORRYING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GOING TO PAY THE LIGHT BILL OR BUY GROCERIES. I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE. I WAS A VEGAN AT THE TIME. AND A MAN CAME IN, AND HE WAS A REP FOR THE BEEF COMPANY. MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN. >> IT WAS MAGIC. >> ONE DAY, MY HUSBAND WAS TALKING TO THE BOYS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WHEN THEY GO TO COLLEGE. AND HE SAID WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? I SAID, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? >> IT WAS HER DESIRE TO BECOME A DOCTOR. AND I LOOKED HER IN THE EYE AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM. >> I THINK JEN EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOOD PHYSICIAN. SHE WORKS SO HARD AND IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF OUR CLASSMATES. >> SHE BRINGS A MATURITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO BE A PHYSICIAN. >> WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, WHETHER IT'S GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL OR START A CROCHET BUSINESS OR BECOME A WRITER, THERE'S NO LIMITS ON THIS. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. >> WHAT AN AMAZING STORY OF PERSEVERANCE. MOTHERS HAVE SUPERPOWERS. >> THEY REALLY DO. HER SONS MUST BE SO PROUD O