Photo: Dawn Blew / Contributed Photo
Usually, when non-traditional college students hit a bump in the road, the reasons are external – a promotion, divorce, relocation or financial concerns. Dawn Blew’s issues have been internal, and even life-threatening, but miraculously, they haven’t knocked her off the path to success.
Now living in Clarksville, Dawn moved from Alaska to Tennessee in 1985, when her military father, Jim Lael, was assigned to Fort Campbell. Shortly after high school, she married and enrolled in Miller-Motte Technical College to study medical assisting. The future looked bright – especially when she learned she was pregnant.
But the excitement was short-lived. “That was my first bump in the road,” Dawn recalled. “During my pregnancy, I was diagnosed with a kidney disorder called Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy. The disease accelerated during my pregnancy, and I was shocked to be told my kidneys were failing.”
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