Sacrificing a great deal of time with her children in order to pursue a Bachelor of Nursing, has finally paid off for Metita Shona Teao.

“I am a single mother and my children are my world, but it was very hard to get through a day without them,” she said.

“I had missed seeing them and being with them, but I know that sacrifice was going to pay off one day. Today is the day.

Crediting the support of her parents, the 29-year-old stood proudly as one of the many graduates of the Fiji National University at FNU Nursing School Auditorium in Tamavua, Suva yesterday.

“I am so honoured and proud that I have amazing parents who have supported me and my children while I was studying,” she said.

Ms Teao said her degree was dedicated to her children.

She also said she had lived in New Zealand and previously graduated from a university there with a diploma to be a flight attendant.

“I have studied for flight attendant in Auckland and stayed there for four years.

“But my family wanted me to study nursing, which was their dream. I changed my profession for them because they have done a lot for me and my kids.

“Everything I have achieved, I owe it to my parents,” Ms Teao said.

Ms Teao’s mother, Hegalo Teao, 61, of Tokelau said during her daughter’s studies, her children had missed seeing their mother.

Edited by Jonathan Bryce

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