‘Two Lawyers One Doctor’
Journey of inner-city triplets to heights of academic achievements now practical guide
Two Lawyers One Doctor chron-icles the extraordinary journey of the Bramwell triplets from the community of Tivoli Gardens in Jamaica to academic and professional success in the United States. Through an unwavering commitment to education, Cadine Bramwell and her sisters, Colliet and Cadine, over-came the daunting challenges of growing up in the tough inner-city area. For them, education was the means by which they were able to elevate themselves from poverty.
Theirs is an inspirational journey, as they fought for their ed-ucation and achieved suc-cess, despite the odds that were stacked against them.
Now, they want to inspire people to do the same. “We want to demystify the myth [among] many individuals that continue to believe that we got lucky. They think we are just super-smart, and everything was smooth for us. They see our success and they do not know our struggles. We want people to know that despite the barriers, you can achieve success,” Cadine said.
“I would visit Jamaica when I was in college and law school, on summer and Christmas breaks. I would ask people in the community, what’s going on? What’s the next step after high school? What are you doing? Their responses indicated that they had no hope. There was no expectation that they could come from the community and go beyond the barrier,” Cadine said.
Cadine is the first-born of the Bramwell triplets. After graduating from Tivoli Gardens High School, she and her triplet sisters, Colleen and Colliet, attended Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, on scholarships and graduated with honours. Cadine then attended the Maurica A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. She is currently a practising attorney in the United States.
“While living in the inner city, I saw someone who had similar challenges and hardships like me fight for their education, and this gave me hope. Once I became hopeful, I started to believe. I began taking my education seriously despite the hardships I faced. This is the power of hope; it changes you, even when your external situation does not change,” she added.
“I was prompted to write and to tell the story of our struggle, [so] that people can understand that we did not get lucky. We had so many barriers that I don’t think people truly understand. Every expense that you can think of was tripled for us. If no one else did, we had an excuse to give up,” Cadine said.
Colleen was admitted into Ross University School of Medicine, on the island of Dominica, while Colliet remained
in the United States along with Cadine. She attended the University of Florida Lewin School of Law in Gainsville, Florida.
PRACTICAL GUIDE
The first part of the book vividly describes their struggles with adversity and highlights education as their beacon of hope in the midst of despair. In part two, the narrative transitions seamlessly into a practical guide that provides valuable strategies for low-income Jamaican and Caribbean students seeking scholarships abroad.
“We have presented a well-re-searched, step-by-step template for Caribbean students, especially those whose families have limited financial resources, for effectively enabling themselves to gain ad-mission to United States colleges and universities, and to access the required scholarships and other funding to facilitate their tertiary education in the United States,” Cadine said.
The Bramwell triplets’ own experiences are a rich source of inspiration and insight, providing readers with actionable advice for navigating the complexities of pursuing higher education.
Combining a compelling personal narrative with practical guidance, Two Lawyers One Doctor urges readers to face obstacles with tenacity and determination. Ultimately, this book is a testament to the transformative power of education and a rallying cry for all who dare to pursue their dreams against all odds.
“This is a book about tenacity and resilience. It is about turning hopelessness into hope, converting the smallest opening into life-changing possibilities, and rejection into new opened doors. It is about changing the perception of having limited prospects to achieving limitless performance on the global stage,” Cadine said.
Two Lawyers One Doctor is available in Jamaica at Bryan’s Bookstore and also on Amazon.
‘I was prompted to write and to tell the story of our struggle, that people can understand that we did not get lucky. We had so many barriers that I don’t think people truly understand. Every expense that you can think of was tripled for us. If no one else did, we had an excuse to give up.’