A year before they would officially graduate from Kennesaw State University with degrees in psychology, identical twin sisters Analisa and Alyssa Rhymer donned their cap and gowns for an early graduation celebration.
Instead of crossing the stage at KSU’s Convocation Center, the women walked the hallways and into the room of the hospital where their father was spending the last days of his battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
“We knew his journey was coming to an end, and he would not be around to see us graduate in 2025, and this was his dream for us,” Analisa said. “We wanted him to know we were going to finish. We walked in and surprised him, and it was one of the few times we’ve ever seen him cry.”…