Not completing high school is more of a social thing than it was an academic thing.

I came out in the 11th grade.

Nobody was embracing you. The kids were cruel.

It was very difficult to be gay.

Even though all these years have passed, I still had that longing to have my diploma.

The hard part was determining that I was going to do it,

but I definitely didn't do it alone.

At age 30, with the help of her mentor, Carissa finished her high school diploma.

I have a mentor, Maria. She convinced me to continue my education and to finish what I started to get my diploma.

Just never judges. She's a true role model.

If you're even considering getting your high school diploma,

go get it.

You can do it.

No one gets a diploma alone.

If you're thinking of finishing your high school diploma, you have help.

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How's it going? I'm having a stroke.

Are you going to shake my hand?

I'm having a stroke.

Wow, you're not even moving your arm.

I'm having a stroke. When someone is having a stroke, they may not be able to say it with words, but their body

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