NOBODY FROM MY FAMILY CAME TO MY GRADUATION

NOBODY FROM MY FAMILY CAME TO MY GRADUATION – THEY ALL WENT TO MY SISTER’S BARBECUE INSTEAD

I walked across that stage with five empty seats staring back at me.

Five. I counted them twice because my brain wouldn’t accept it the first time.

My name is Jolene. I’m 24. I just graduated with honors from a nursing program that nearly broke me – three years continue reading …