need to add title here

Extra: Hitting hard times

March 6, 2011 5:00 PM

After a period of homelessness as a young teenager, Aaron Boyar was finally taken in by a loving family, and then hard times hit.

Add a Comment
by RLBoyar March 7, 2011 10:50 AM EST
Dear CNN,

As Aaron's older sister, we share a mother, it was very difficult to know the struggles we were going through and not be able to do anything to help him. We had basically been homeless since we moved down to Florida back in 2000, bopping around various places, shelters and the like, with our mother and brothers. When the family he refers to first took him in, it was a blessing that he finally found the stability our mother could not provide.

It is very strange to have your younger brother serve as a role model, but he has become a young man that I couldn't be prouder of. With all that we've been through over the years, it's remarkable how undying his spirit is, how tenacious he can be when pursuing a goal.

I wish my brother all the success in the world, with the knowledge that should he strive for it, he will achieve it.

Renee Boyar

P.S.- His last name is misspelled. It's "Boyar"; ask him or check Facebook if you think I'm attempting to mislead you.
Reply to this comment
Recent Segments

60MinutesOverTime

60 Minutes Overtime is a weekly web show that begins where the weekly television broadcast ends

  • 48 Hours iPad App

    Big changes for the 2012-2013 season! Watch the current week's episode for FREE up to a week after it airs or subscribe for access to all shows, classic episodes and more!