College graduation from the hospital

[Anonymous]

It looks like my daughter will not be able to walk in her college graduation on Friday. She is in the hospital due to having recently been diagnosed with Crohn's disease and complications from surgery Has anyone been in this situation, and how should we make it special for her?

[Anonymous]

Most colleges live stream. That way she can hear her name being called. Tell the nurses —they often do cute things if they aren’t too swamped.

[Anonymous]

I didn't attend my college graduation - the second I found out it cost money and they would mail my diploma to me, I signed up for that option. No big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most colleges live stream. That way she can hear her name being called. Tell the nurses —they often do cute things if they aren’t too swamped.

Do most colleges call your name if you aren't there? I know that when I graduated from a midsized school, you walked across the stage and handed a card to the person calling names and they read it. If you weren't there, unless you made prior arrangements, they wouldn't call your name.

I'm just posting this because you wouldn't want to set her up to "hear her name", if it's not going to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't attend my college graduation - the second I found out it cost money and they would mail my diploma to me, I signed up for that option. No big deal.

umm, ok. Good for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't attend my college graduation - the second I found out it cost money and they would mail my diploma to me, I signed up for that option. No big deal.

umm, ok. Good for you.

My point is, it doesn't have to be a big deal to miss this. The point of college is the education and the diploma, not some boring ceremony you sit through in the heat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't attend my college graduation - the second I found out it cost money and they would mail my diploma to me, I signed up for that option. No big deal.

umm, ok. Good for you.

My point is, it doesn't have to be a big deal to miss this. The point of college is the education and the diploma, not some boring ceremony you sit through in the heat.

To you, maybe.

[Anonymous]

Can a favorite professor/counselor/friend group come and give her her diploma with her cap on and pomp and circumstance playing followed by a party (not sure if food is not an option but if it is...) whenever she is up to it.

[Anonymous]

I didn’t go to mine either. I was already off into the next chapter. Does your daughter want to go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t go to mine either. I was already off into the next chapter. Does your daughter want to go?

yes, very much so.

[Anonymous]

Will she be better by August? Would it be possible for her to walk in August--would the school allow it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most colleges live stream. That way she can hear her name being called. Tell the nurses —they often do cute things if they aren’t too swamped.

Do most colleges call your name if you aren't there? I know that when I graduated from a midsized school, you walked across the stage and handed a card to the person calling names and they read it. If you weren't there, unless you made prior arrangements, they wouldn't call your name.

I'm just posting this because you wouldn't want to set her up to "hear her name", if it's not going to happen.

Good point. I don’t know. Thanks for catching that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will she be better by August? Would it be possible for her to walk in August--would the school allow it?

walk in August where? What?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will she be better by August? Would it be possible for her to walk in August--would the school allow it?

walk in August where? What?

Not everybody graduates in the spring. There should be a summer and winter graduation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will she be better by August? Would it be possible for her to walk in August--would the school allow it?

walk in August where? What?

Not everybody graduates in the spring. There should be a summer and winter graduation.

OP here. Oh, no, there's not.