The great majority of us begin our lives in this world by being born into a loving family. We are cared for from the start, and we are provided with all we need to flourish.

Unfortunately, such was not the case for Freddie Figgers, 32. In fact, nothing about his existence could be described as «normal.» He was discovered on the street as a baby after his biological mother abandoned him because she didn’t want him.

«My mother tossed me out like regular garbage,» he claims.

«I’m not meant to be here,» he said.

Nathan and Betty Figgers, on the other hand, desired a son and decided to give Freddie another shot. They took young Freddie in as their own child and gave him the second chance he so desperately needed.

As Figgers noted in a post on his website, «It’s incredible that you can meet individuals like that, yet to this day, I have never seen my biological parents.» I’ve never been interested.

As Figgers got older, it became clear that he had a talent for understanding the physics of electrical gadgets. Before his tenth birthday, he began disassembling and reassembling a 1989 computer his father had given him.

Then, at the age of 12, he got his first job as a computer technician. After only three years, he started working on a cloud database in his own garden, which allowed him to become his own boss.

Fast forward to adulthood, and Figgers founded his own telecommunication firm, Figgers Communications, despite not having attended college.

One of his YouTube videos’ captions states: «He is currently the founder and CEO of Figgers Wireless, a black-owned telecommunications corporation valued at over $62.3 million dollars that you may have never heard of.»

Figgers has been able to express himself creatively as well. When he was young, he started making things to help his adopted father, who had Alzheimer’s disease.

By embedding a two-way communication gadget and a GPS tracker in a pair of shoes he wore, Figgers could find and communicate with his father at any moment.

Figgers is now concentrating his efforts on developing diabetes-related products.

As Figgers stated on Facebook in August, «Diabetes is a huge public health concern that is nearing pandemic proportions internationally.» Diabetes is becoming more common at an alarming pace. Diabetes affects one out of every twelve people in the United States, and type 2 diabetes has also become a frequent juvenile condition.

«For far too long, huge diabetic medical supply firms have profited billions of dollars from this dreadful condition by exploiting customers with exorbitant prices.» We could have simply marketed our innovation to any medical supply firm, but it would have further exacerbated the situation. »

«We have an all-in-one system that monitors diabetes remotely 24 hours a day, seven days a week.» But, most importantly, all patients can afford it. «WE PRIORITIZE PEOPLE OVER PROFIT.»