ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Danay Williams, 34, graduated in May and is now the newest nurse at Mercy.
When Williams was 7 years old, her mom died of a heart attack. She then lived with her abusive father until she entered foster care.
Williams was living in a homeless shelter when her high school counselor told her she wouldn’t cross the stage, which put a fire in her. That was the motivation she needed to prove her counselor wrong and graduate from high school…