PMF’s Story

At the age of one, Monue lost his mother, and he was then raised by his grandmother, where he watched his grandmother care for pregnant women as a midwife in Liberia. After graduating from high school, Monue applied and graduated from college. After college graduation, Monue continued his academic career, applying for a Master of Nursing program. However, during preliminary health checks, Monue found out he has hepatitis B. Although the nursing school threatened to take away his acceptance, Monue wrote an essay fighting for his position pointing to the laws prohibiting discrimination based on his diagnosis and showing how his viral load was near zero. Shortly after, Monue was admitted into his Master of Nursing program, where he graduated with a nursing degree a few short months after. Like his grandmother, Monue kept fighting and did not let hepatitis B stop him from achieving his dreams.

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