'I want my story to be an inspiration for others.. never give up on your dreams!'
A NI woman has overcome the odds and landed herself her dream job. Andrea Breen, from the Philippines, always wanted to be a nurse.
During a placement in her first year, the Portadown woman received the devastating news that her mum had lung cancer. The next few months were extremely difficult for Andrea, travelling back and forth from NI to the Philippines with her two young children while trying to continue her studies.Shortly after receiving the news, sadly her mum passed away. Returning to Northern Ireland, Andrea pushed on and finished her first year.
The 43-year-old and her family faced uncertainty during the pandemic with her husband facing the threat of losing his job and home-schooling her two children while trying to study full-time and work part-time.
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