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Medical doctor by dream; fisherman by desperation

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When all hope is lost and life begins to weigh you down, you have no choice; you either give up on life or give in to desperation. Such is life.  So many people who have been confronted by difficult situations in life at a point in time have had to battle it out with tough decisions when there seems to be no way out. The saying: "desperate situations calls for desperate measures" best sums it up all for 24-year-old Thomas Larnyo, an alumni of Manya Krobo Senior High School in the Upper Manya district of the Eastern Region whose dream of becoming a medical doctor in the near future in a bid to save lives completely proved abortive. The once brilliant student, is now completely reduced to the level of a common fisherman due to desperation for survival. This is due to the circumstances beyond his power and control. It is no fault of Thomas to be born in Akateng Manya, a typical rural community you are likely to find within the Upper Manya District of the Eastern Regi