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69-year-old, Tadesse Ghichile, a father of 11 children from Ethiopia, is proving that it\u2019s never too late to chase a dream. After decades away from school, he made the bold decision to return to high school to fulfill his lifelong ambition of becoming a medical doctor. Orphaned at a young age, Tadesse was forced to (…)
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