Transformation like that, it takes time, and it’s hard, and it means setting your own defenses aside to make room for someone new, someone different, for the unexpected and the unlikely. It took Megan Phelps-Roper 5 years to prepare herself to stand on that stage, acknowledging her past and setting a vision for her future. And she carries with her the name of her grandfather--never fully able to escape it, perhaps letting it motivate her to more in the world with intention.