Margaret Clarissa Tailau could not stop her tears from flowing, as she remembered her dad who will be watching her graduate with her Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences from heaven.

Originally from Qamea, Margaret shared that her academic journey was already demanding — and losing her father earlier this year made it even more difficult. Yet, she held firmly to the belief that he would never have wanted her to give up.

“I know he is proud of me, and I am grateful for everything he sacrificed to help me achieve my dreams. While I miss him deeply today, I know his legacy lives on in me.”