"I can have my Ph.D. on my tombstone"

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Here's a neat story about a 70 year old woman who just completed her college degree in psychology and is headed to graduate school!

"Eldredge's unusual path can be traced back to her childhood, which she said wasn't easy because her mother had schizophrenia. 'I was stuck at home with my mom, which was very traumatic for me because she did strange things,' she said. ... Her formal education didn't last long, because she dropped out to care for her mom. ... She said her only wish is that she could go back to help her mom with what she knows today."

What an incredibly devoted daughter. I'm glad she's now having the chance to get the education she wanted, against the odds! I would have liked to have her in some of my college classes :)

Posted by p0w3rful - August 08, 2008, at 10:53AM | in Education