Daughter to graduate from UCI after cancer strikes family 3 times (Video)
Daughter to graduate from UCI after cancer strikes family 3 times (Video)
- June 14, 2017
- Margarita Rodriguez, ’17, NBC4, June 14, 2017
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"I had to make the decision right for me, regardless of how difficult it would be to leave UCI for a time," Rodriguez said. … Six months later she was back, pursuing a double major in psychology and education. … In Spanish, she wrote on her graduation cap "thus far the lord has helped me." Soon she'll be back at UC Irvine to get a master's in education.
For the full story, please visit http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Cancer-Strikes-the-Same-Family-3-Times-428516443.html.
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