Packard holds graduation ceremony for cancer patient
September 17, 2008Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital held its first college graduation ceremony for Leslie Zeller, a cancer patient was supposed to graduate with Santa Clara University’s Class of 2007. A year of chemotherapy and two relapses of her disease put the business and marketing student’s studies on hold.
As Zenner slowly made her way toward a hospital auditorium, nurses and doctors showcased moving teamwork by lining the hospital hallway. Several wept, and the team hummed “Pomp and Circumstance.” The university’s longtime president, Rev. Paul Locatelli, personally awarded the diploma.
Zenner said she feels blessed to be among so many gifted doctors, “The nurses are so great, and everyone is so open to my questions. They go out of their way to find answers for me.”
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