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A University of West Georgia student recently graduated from nursing school with a special friend at her side. Maggie Leptrone and her service dog, Mona, both received diplomas during the university’s ceremony in December.
Mona is a Diabetic Alert Dog that’s been with Maggie during her studies and received a diploma of her own! Mona is the first canine companion in the school’s history to get an honorary “dog-gree” according to the school.
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“I am so excited that Mona can be a trailblazer at UWG for students like me who require a service dog to manage their health,” Leptrone said. “In my junior year of high school, there came a day when my blood sugar went way too low and I could not get it back to where it needed to be for a long time. I drifted into a mini-coma during my sleep, and my parents could not wake me up for a long time. Once I came to and got my blood sugar back to a manageable level, my mom decided that I needed something I could really depend on in my upcoming college life.”