A daughter's promise: Once-impoverished nurse works hard for family in the Philippines

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Edna Agravante-McDonald, her husband and nieces Credit: Edna Agravante-McDonald

Grief is love unexpressed. With the loss of her mother, football coach and nurse Edna Agravante Mcdonald is now expressing that love to her nieces through the gift of an education.


Key Points
  • Edna grew up in poverty.
  • Even before she met her husband, she has been sending financial help to her family in the Philippines.
  • To earn, she would work double shifts and would never take a day off.

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