RIVERDALE, GA – Dr. Evelyn Wynn-Dixon has come a long way. Her story is a testimony to her ability to overcome the odds and persevere through difficult times.

At her lowest point she was a homeless single mom raising four young kids who contemplated suicide by throwing herself off a bridge. In a frantic attempt “to find a way out” Wynn-Dixon made her way to Pryor Street Bridge in Atlanta, overlooking I-75, and was prepared to jump.

A Life Spiraling Out Of Control

“I felt as if everything was gone and I’d ruined my life with one poor decision.” She says her life spiraled out of control after she became pregnant during her first semester at Fort Valley State University. Dixon, a high school honors student, was forced to abandon her scholarship and drop out. Upon returning home, her mother passed away, leaving her with a six-month-old baby to care for.