A 90-year-old woman from Mississippi, United States named Ellouise Lewis has fulfilled her lifelong dream of earning a Diploma certificate after being awarded an honourary GED thanks to the help of reputable people in her community.
Ellousie Lewis who left school in the 10th grade narrated that she missed getting her GED certificate by 1 question when she was younger and always regretted not going back to get it. Her story got the attention of Gulfport Care Center and they decided to help her achieve her dream.
The Gulport Care Center shared in a post on Wednesday that immediately they got aware of Ellousie Lewis’s story, their “team went right to work to help make it happen”.
When Ellousie Lewis was informed about the Gulfport Care Center’s mission to help her achieve her dream, she expressed delight. “When they told me here I could get my GED, I was happy about that. I’m always happy. Excuse me, because it makes me happy to know I can do it,” Lewis commented.