A great-grandmother has just proven once again that people can overcome challenges — such as age — when they set their sights on their goals and get the proper support.
At 78 years old, Vivian Cunningham was able to earn her undergraduate degree in liberal studies at Samford University in Alabama, USA, as per NBC’s Today on May 12.
“If I could have done cartwheels across the stage, I would have,” Cunningham was quoted as saying.
Cunningham, who stressed that she “really [loves] learning,” graduated while being a mother of two, a grandmother of three and a great-grandmother of three.
She spent six years at the university to earn her diploma, according to the report. Befo…
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