She did the work. She earned the honour. All that remained was determining a way to give Valerie Bob the proper recognition.
Bob, 66, could not attend a traditional ceremony to receive her Doctor of Philosophy (Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies) from Simon Fraser University since she’s bed-ridden with terminal cancer. That’s where conventional thinking went out the window to make the special moment still happen for Bob.
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