At age 14, Rachel Campi became pregnant and stopped attending school.
However, the adversity did not devastate the young mother. She made a commitment to herself that she would persevere. that in order to provide her young daughter with the ideal childhood, she would work and study hard.
And Rachel recently shared heartfelt pictures on social media after receiving her degree from the institution while holding hands with her 6-year-old daughter.
After attending several different schools and York College, Rachel finally enrolled in a university. Little Lilly-Rose was the biggest inspiration for mom to continue and not give up on this long and challenging trip.
At one point, Rachel was very difficult.
She describes her condition as follows: “It was very difficult morally, mentally. I seemed to be walking in the dark, but Lilly-Rose lit my way. There were so many difficult moments in my first year at the university. I doubted my strength, thought that I could not overcome it all, walked down the corridor and cried, was about to quit my studies, asking myself why I was in such a difficult situation”.
However, mother and daughter managed. And they even wrote their mother’s final work together. Lilly-Rose did her homework, and Rachel was preparing for her finals.
Rachel recently completed her diploma and degree in counseling psychology. The day of the graduation ceremony from the university was filled with touching moments. Lilly-Rose, of course, was there.
Rachel says that the girl watched with delight as her mother put on a graduation cap. And during the ceremony itself, Lilly-Rose corrected the announcer, who, calling her mother on stage, mispronounced her last name. “This is my mom!” the girl added.
Rachel Campi has no plans to stop. She has a lot of energy, wants to become a public speaker, and is already an ambassador for MindMate and the National Health Service (NHS).
Rachel appeals to everyone who has doubts about their abilities: “You can do anything, you just have to really want it.”