My wife is now Dr Walker PhD

[MossRoad]

And isn't she raising show dogs and bass fishing in her spare time???

 

[s219]

That is wonderful Eddie -- congratulations to Karen. It took me 9 years to finish my doc degree and it kicked my butt back when I was in my 20s, so I can truly respect and appreciate what Karen has accomplished and the path she took over her lifetime. That is a great story and she should be very proud.

 

[aczlan]

Congratulations Karen. An amazing achievement!

Aaron Z

 

[dlctcg]

Congratulations to your Wife and to you... Eddie... I have a great respect for the people strong enough to work in palliative care (unfortunately have needed their help on more that one occasion in my life already... they are "GOD" Like)... & with all she & you have been through even a greater respect...

 

[5030]

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This morning my wife successfully defended her Dissertation and officially earned her PhD. On Dec 13th, she will receive her degree at the graduation ceremony. What impresses me the most about this is that she is a High School drop out that was married with her first kid when she was 16. After her second kid, she realized that she needed to make some changes in her life and started her life of education. First was a Bachelors in Nursing, then a Masters in Nursing and then her MBA. All along, she wanted a PhD, but she was also raising 4 kids on her own and working full time. She never gave up, even when she was confined to a bed in the hospital while fighting colon cancer last year!!!!!

The PhD is in Palliative Care, which made it a lot harder then some of the other things she could have done it in, but that's where her passion is and it's a field that has been neglected by modern medicine. There are a lot of plans for her with the University, she will now be on the track for Tenure, they are talking about a speaking tour and one of the advisers today said that they need her to come to DC to explain her work and do whatever it is that they do there. It's all over my head, especially since she writes at grade level 19, but from what I understand, she has 4 articles to publish from this, and there is talk of the University of Texas giving her a year off from teaching to focus on her research. This is all talk, but it's been in the making for awhile now. She just needed to finish this part and now we will see what happens next.

I am now official a Doctors husband!!

I married one instead, 37 years ago. PHD in behavioral science. and I misbehave all the time. Oh well.

 

[California]

Eddie pass along our congratulations!

And congratulations to you too. I'm sure you helping her along the way made her path a little easier.

:thumbsup:

 

[airbiscuit]

Congratulations to your wife (and to you). The story of her life's journey reminds me of a Yogi Berra quote -

"You make your own luck. I know people who've had bad luck all their lives." If you have a vision, motivation and perseverance, the possibilities are amazing.

I hope you're both going to celebrate for a week!

 

[TractorGuy]

Congratulations!

Sounds like a busy life. Live Long and Prosper.

 

[weldingisfun]

:thumbsup:

 

[forgeblast]

Wow!! such an awesome accomplishment!! Excellent work!!!! Congratulations!