Daughter Celebrates Mum Bagging PhD at 70 from Stellenbosch University: “I Am So Blessed”
- An overjoyed woman celebrated her 70-year-old mother, who, against all odds, obtained her PhD from Stellenbosh university
- The resilient and aged mum wore her graduation gown 12 hours after her convocation ceremony
- The online community reacted to the video, with many congratulating the woman on her achievement despite the unusual nature of the journey
A proud daughter took to her TikTok account to celebrate her mother, who recently bagged a PhD at 70 from Stellenbosh University.
In the clip uploaded by @cookwithme_em, she captured a glimpse of the proud moment. She showed her mother wearing the doctorate red gown and receiving her certificate.
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In the caption on TikTok, the daughter praised her mother for being strong and for achieving great work that would greatly help the health sector. She also mentioned that her mom wore her graduation gown 12 hours after the ceremony.
"PS. It’s 12 hours later and she still hasn’t taken off her gown PROUDEST DAUGHTER. My mom graduated from Stellenbosch of University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. She did her PhD in 3 years.
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"I have never met such a hard worker and I am so blessed to have her as my mommy. She has done INCREDIBLE research that will make such a big difference in particular lower quintile South Africa. What an inspiration ❤️."
70-year-old woman gets her PhD
Watch the video below:
TikTokers celebrated the mom's achievement
The video had garnered over 17k likes, with many online users congratulating the woman for such an achievement
@neual said:
"And my mommy complains about me taking a gap year like I won’t be able to get a PhD at 70 too ."
@SF Skin celebrated:
"In my language it's said: "Imfundo ayi gugelwa" you're NEVER too old to be educated!! Congratulations Gogo."
Tanian Goliath beamed with pride:
"♥️Congratulations stranger in the internets mom ♥️♥️also I’m showing this to my parents so they know what other peoples parents are doing! ."
61-year-old woman bags PhD in UNILORIN
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a 61-year-old Nigerian woman acquired a PhD from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria (UNILORIN).
The sexagenarian, who had travelled back to her hometown and requested enrollment in school at 20, mentioned she never really saw it coming.
She had an important message for women who felt they may have been past their prime or were discouraged about reaching their goals in life.
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Source: Briefly.co.za
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