The call came during Amy Jochsett Perez’s most difficult semester.
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UW-Madison nursing student Amy Perez picks up her graduation cap and gown from University Bookstore in late April.
Amy Perez worked in the burn intensive care unit at UW Health from last August through March, one of several jobs she held to help pay bills.
Amy Perez credits her grandma, Ana María Almaguer Flores, and grandpa, Angel Ruiz Juarez, for raising and supporting her.
Amy Perez cares for her grandma last summer in Mexico.
Amy Perez credits the School of Nursing for teaching her how to handle the end-of-life care for her grandmother. From left, clinical placement coordinator Ann Johnson, professor Warren Heideman, instructor Paul Schwartz, Perez, professor Dana O'Brien, Dean Linda Scott, Assistant Dean Katie Bleier
While finishing her final year at UW-Madison, Amy Perez started a spreadsheet tracking all of the women in her family who needed pap smears and scheduling those appointments.
Photos: UW-Madison graduates gather after virtual commencement ceremony
UW-Madison graduates, from left, Jacob Tottleben, of St. Louis, Lindsey Fischer, of La Crosse, and Olivia Gonzalez, of Milwaukee, open bottles of champagne at the State and Park Street crosswalk to celebrate after watching their virtual spring commencement ceremony on the rooftop of Fischer's apartment, on campus in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 9, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduates get photos taken on Bascom Hill after their virtual spring commencement ceremony due to COVID-19 in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 9, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduates take photos at Memorial Union Terrace after a virtual spring commencement ceremony due to COVID-19 in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 9, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
A group gathers at a house on Lake Street after UW-Madison's virtual spring commencement ceremony due to COVID-19 in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 9, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
People gather at Memorial Union Terrace after UW-Madison's virtual spring commencement ceremony due to COVID-19 in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 9, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduates, from left, Anna Barry, of Brookfield, and Veronika Matsuk, of Chicago, get photos taken at Memorial Union Terrace after watching their virtual spring commencement ceremony at Barry's apartment in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 9, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduates visit Memorial Union Terrace after their virtual spring commencement ceremony due to COVID-19 in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 9, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
People gather at Memorial Union Terrace after UW-Madison's virtual spring commencement ceremony due to COVID-19 in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 9, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
