Growing up in Fort Worth, Texas wasn't always easy for Kaylon Geiger. He's always battled adversity and come out on the other side a better man.
Geiger gives credit to his mother for shaping him into the man he is today, especially with the absence of his father, who has been in prison since Geiger was just three years old.
"My mom did everything she could to give me the best life," Geiger said. "We did a lot of bouncing around, but I always stayed out of trouble and stayed in my own lane."
"Watching my mom do the best she can for me, she made me into who I am.