Zoefia Hamilton was hospitalized and put in a medically-induced coma due to seizures that affected her ability to walk. After practicing at home with her parents, Hamilton can now walk again.
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Hamilton will lead the ceremony with the help of cancer survivor Morgan Zuch, of whom The Morgan Center is named after.
Zuch is now 21, cancer-free and is an honor student in college.
"It's such an amazing feeling to get to see the kids do the normal childhoods things I couldn't do as a child, like graduate. Today's a special day for them," she said.
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Proud family and friends watched from the stands as the graduates rightfully hogged the spotlight, showing off what they've learned in class, before receiving their diplomas and moving-up medals.
The families call The Morgan Center a haven from the treatments and the pain - a place of hope and happiness.
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