Education has always been important to Carolyn Patton. But every time she tried to finish her university, life always got in the way. The single mother was always very busy. She had to work hard to raise her two children. So she had to give up college twice.
Immanuel Patton is her son. When he was just 5 years old, he saw his mom try to get her degree. He made a promise to help her. “I remember I just told my mom... ‘one day, it’s gonna be you and me’,” Immanuel said. “We’re going to get our degrees at the same time.”
“He never allowed that promise to die,” said Carolyn. It wasn’t easy to make it come true. But Immanuel stayed true to his promise. He helped his mother all the way. “Mom, you’ve got to keep it going. I know you want to stop. We got to keep going,” Immanuel always said to his mother.
It took the two two years to finish their study. Carolyn plans to stay at her job as a coordinator (协调员). Immanuel gets a job at university. He is going to help other students succeed in college.
Carolyn says she’s very proud of Immanuel. “My son and my daughter are my greatest supporters,” Carolyn said.
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