Determined Mother-Daughter Duo Graduate From Same Nursing School: “We Decided To Do It Together”
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Determined Mother-Daughter Duo Graduate From Same Nursing School: “We Decided To Do It Together”

  • Shalisa Davis, a woman from Detroit, Michigan, and her daughter graduated from Hondros College of Nursing in Toledo, Ohio, in the US
  • After working as a practical nurse for the previous two decades, the determined mother returned to school, and her daughter joined her
  • The mother-daughter team recently graduated from nursing school and walked across the stage together

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Detroit native Shalisa Davis and her daughter recently graduated from Hondros College of Nursing, Toledo, in the United States of America (USA).

Shalisa returned to school after two decades of working as a practical nurse. She was considering her future steps in her profession and decided she wanted to do more in her industry.

Shalisa and her daughter enrol in same school

The determined mother looked into nursing colleges in order to further her education. That's when she discovered Hondros College of Nursing in Toledo, Ohio, close to her hometown of Detroit.

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Photos of Shalisa Davis and her daughter Mishay Davis.
Mother-daughter duo graduate from nursing school together in US. Photo credit: WTOL 11 news.
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When she enrolled in school, her daughter Mishay Davis said she would join her.

''We found Hondros, and I was eager to visit. So she made the decision to accompany him. So we simply decided to do it together,'' Shalisa recalled, WTOL 11 news reports.

Shalisa and her daughter walk across the stage together

The mother-daughter team worked together to finish school, holding each other accountable and completing the classes as a team. They recently graduated from nursing school and walked across the stage together.

Besides her accomplishment, Shalisa also celebrated the graduation of her son Justin Davis from college. The family is now moving forward.

Mishay has completed her exams and plans to return to school to become a family practitioner. Shalisa is moving on in her profession, hoping to establish her own clinic one day to provide great treatment to neglected regions.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.