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Since Anna Nighorn ’ 12 was a little girl , she wanted to be a nurse .
“ I promised my grandpa as he was dying of cancer , I am going to be the person that helps other people ,” Nighorn said .
After her divorce , Nighorn knew it was time .
She enrolled in NWTC ’ s Associate Degree Nursing program . Being a single mom with two young children , childcare , bills and tuition , it was hard to make ends meet .
“ I couldn ’ t even afford laundry soap ,” Nighorn said . “ I was so worried about how in the world I would feed my kids and make this work . But I just knew I had to .”
I promised my grandpa as he was dying of cancer , I am going to be the person that helps other people .
Anna Nighorn
Nursing graduate
She turned to NWTC ’ s Student Support Services staff , who helped her apply for childcare assistance . She received groceries from the college ’ s Shared Harvest Food Pantry . Through the Student Emergency Fund she received gas and grocery gift cards .
Those services are exactly what Nighorn needed to focus on studying and lead her to a successful career .
“ I am so thankful for NWTC because I know I would not be where I am ,” Nighorn said . “ I graduated with honors . I am a nurse . I am completely off any government assistance of any kind and my kids are doing well .”
Nighorn kept that promise to her grandfather . She works in the intensive care unit at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center in Green Bay .
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