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Sanja Josipovic made the promise in 2017 to Sevala Habibovic before she died.
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Nurse makes promise to dying patient to be at daughter s graduation from nursing school
Nurse Sanja Josipovic kept her promise and attended Edina Habibovic s pinning ceremony at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in DuPage County, Illinois.Northwestern Medicine
A nurse has fulfilled a promise she made to her patient four years ago to one day attend her daughter s graduation from nursing school.
Edina Habibovic, 22, graduated from Chamberlain University s College of Nursing & Public Health in Chicago in December 2020. Her mother, Sevala Habibovic, 46, died Dec. 24, 2017 after a two-year fight with breast cancer.
Sevala Habibovic of Illinois died of breast cancer in December 2017 at age 46
During the last months of her life, she was cared for by nurse Sanja Josipovic, 49, a fellow Bosnian refugee, in her home
The two grew quite close, and Sevala had Sanja promise to take her place at her youngest daughter s nursing graduation
Her daughter Edina Habibovic, now 22, graduated from Chamberlain University s College of Nursing & Public Health in Chicago in December
Though the official ceremony was cancelled, Edina s boss held one for her, and Sanja was able to attend
Edina and Sanja now work together at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital