JOHANNAH Thompson promised her nan she would finish her nursing degree while she was still alive.
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She may have taken a detour, but Ms Thompson is well on her way to honouring that promise.
"Both my nans were nurses," she said.
"And I made a promise."
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Ms Thompson was awarded Federation University's Ryan Margetts Memorial Scholarship. She is studying the Diploma of Nursing at the Wimmera Campus.
"I am very humbled to receive this scholarship," Ms Thompson said.
"It has helped financially with studies this year."
The scholarship was established to honour Dimboola man Ryan James Margetts. The Ryan Margetts Scholarships is generously provided by the Margetts family in Ryan's honour who worked as a Police Custody Officer and was known for his compassion.
She first started studying nursing over 10 years ago at Ballarat University but dropped out of her course after only a short time.
"I've got a few more life skills now which has made it a bit easier to follow through with it," she said.
"There is no better chance than now after 2020, a horrendous year for most and I wanted to follow wanted I wanted to follow.
"I was literally a university drop out."
She said she wanted to pursue nursing not only because of her family but because she wants to spend her career helping people.
Ms Thompson wants to eventually work in para-medicine after she completes the two year course at Federation University.
She said though she loved working in agriculture where she had worked the past 10 years, she was ready to take a chance.
"Even if you think you haven't succeeded previously, doesn't mean you won't succeed now," she said.
"You've got nothing to lose."
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