KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. - A young Chester County woman who defied the odds reached graduation day. She’s been through so many hardships, including the recent loss of her mother.
But, she persevered and Friday night, she walked across the stage.18-year-old Jamera Whitney Williams crosses the stage outside her school Kennett High to get her diploma during graduation.
It is a bittersweet moment for Jamera."I would say I was overwhelmed just because my mom wasn't here for me, but they surprised me with a picture of her so I'm just overexcited," said Jamera.
Her family was there to cheer her on, but her heartbeat was missing.Her mother Tylanda died March 17th after a battle with aggressive colon cancer that had metastasized to many parts of her body.