The mother of a quadriplegic graduate student who accompanied her son to every class and took notes was recognized with a surprise honorary degree at his graduation ceremony on Saturday. ...
While he was attending physical therapy five times per week, he set a goal of completing graduate school.... Once he enrolled in Chapman University, his teacher mother, Judy, moved from Florida to Southern California to help him get through his classes. “I didn’t know how going back to school without being able to write, or use my hands, or raise my hand in class, any of that, would go,” O’Connor [said.] ...
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On Saturday, as the graduating class gathered for their ceremony, Judy prepared to push her son’s wheelchair across the stage. After the announcer called O’Connor’s name, he called out a “special individual,” and said that the faculty, administration and board of trustees had decided to award Judy with an honorary degree....
“Mrs. Judith O’Connor has attended all the classes with her son Marty,” the announcer said. “She has taken notes and worked with Marty throughout his academic career.”
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“As a mom, you just want to help your kids get through things,” Judy told KTLA. “I always believed in him. I knew he could do it and I just wanted to have his back.”
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For Judy, a business graduate of University of Notre Dame, returning to school was a welcome challenge.
“I’m a geek,” she told the blog. “I love being in school. I’m not going to lie. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.”
Link: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/05/23/mom-quadriplegic-grad-student-surprised-with-honorary-degree.html
There was a student with cerebral palsy at my bachelor's alma mater who did the same for her son.
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