Top: "This is for us," Candace Nathan whispers to her mother Lisa after leaning in to kiss her cheek Sunday afternoon at their downtown Lima home. Lima Senior High School, with help from Nathan's aunt and sister, held a private graduation ceremony for Nathan and her family due to her mother's failing health. Both mother and daughter teared up as they held the diploma together.Middle: Cora Ingram, a campus protection officer at Lima Senior High School, helps adjust Candace Nathan's shirt collar before an early, private graduation ceremony for Nathan's family. Nathan's mother is in failing health and the family was uncertain if she'd make it to the school's official graduation in June. Ingram has been a friend of the family for a long time. "I know every last one of them," Ingram said.
Bottom: Candace Nathan cringes as she poses for pictures with her siblings Dean Rose (left) and Charmin Ulmer (right) Sunday afternoon after a private graduation ceremony for her family.
photos 05/02/10
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