LOGAN, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- John D. Rockefeller once said, 'I don't think there's any other quality so essential to success as the quality of perseverance.'
In Logan, that quality is on display every day.
"Sometimes I try to pace myself, but it feels really good this morning," said Micole Staton.
Staton would rather not walk to her job as a waitress at Bob Evans, but her car gave her no choice.
"It just sounded like the motor wanted to climb out of it," remembered Staton.
The engine, and the vehicle were un-repairable.
"Oh no, there goes everything," said Staton.
However, just like a bad injury, Micole picked herself up and walked it off, day after day, mile after mile.
Since March, her new engines, her legs, have carried her six miles to work, and six miles home every day, with plenty of breaks in between.
She admits, there are days she wants to quit.
"Everybody has those days though. There's doctors out here that are like, 'today I don't want to do this,'" said Staton, "but they do it, and they probably save somebody's life that day."
On average, the trip takes Micole a little over two hours each way.
You're probably wondering why she doesn't just buy a new car. She says someone close to her heart must come first.
"I have a six-year-old little girl that I have to provide for."
A miracle child, Nevaeh, or heaven spelled backwards, is the reason Micole continues to push through.
"There's no excuse not to work," said Staton. "I want her to know that you have to work to get anything in life."
Eventually, the walking comes to an end, and the real work begins.
In a few months, the hope is to have enough money saved up to purchase a new ride; meaning no more hills and no more heat.
"If you just look at it like every step you take, you're a little bit closer, you know what I mean? Just a little bit closer," said Staton.
Closer to the finish line, on this unexpected journey Micole is taking in stride.
