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Mac Engel: Raped by age 9 and a mom at 13, now she's a college grad and her son is a Cowboy

FRISCO, Texas _ Raped and molested by the time she was 9. Pregnant at 12. A mom at 13. Completely on her own at 16.

Today, she is on track to graduate in December from UT Arlington with a master's degree in nursing. Her one child is a graduate of Oklahoma State and a rookie with the Dallas Cowboys.

Dorothy Osborne had more reasons to give up by the time she was old enough to drive than most people will experience in a lifetime. She never let the obstacles stop her from achieving what she wanted.

She never had time to think about pro-life or pro-choice, but she is everything a pro-lifer believes. That any life is not only worth saving, but can be a good one.

"I am 36. He is 23," Dorothy Osborne said of her son. "It's a miracle that this all happened. I think about it every day."

DeQuinton Osborne is a defensive lineman hoping to make the team. How he arrived here may be a miracle, but it's also through the inspirational force of one person _ mom.

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