{"id":2704,"date":"2018-08-09T17:14:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T17:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:37:51","slug":"she-triumphed-over-illness-and-found-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2018\/08\/09\/she-triumphed-over-illness-and-found-success\/","title":{"rendered":"She Triumphed Over Illness and Found Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column2704_324400-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2704_324400-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2704_324400-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2704_324400-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2704_324400-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2704_324400-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2704_324400-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2704_324400-01{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2704_324400-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column2704_324400-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2704_324400-01 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2704_a73aa9-5d\">Working in respiratory therapy for nearly 30 years, Amy Lovenguth was used to taking care of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/37054905_2232209060126653_5617657579233607680_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14731\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She looked to Wilmington University to provide the education that would empower her to have a healthy career, the completion degree she needed to thrive in the job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe hospital where I was working wanted respiratory therapists with a bachelor\u2019s degree, not an associate degree,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon after her enrollment, she was diagnosed with breast cancer that would require surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. 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