She got to walk across the stage

Tonight was a graduation ceremony for Catherine's program.  It was a combined graduation ceremony with the other adult ed medical programs at her institution.  We hadn't realized the magnitude of the event.  There were even caps and gowns and everything.  It was a lovely ceremony.  As we met up with Catherine after, she mentioned that she finally got to walk across the stage.  I hadn't even thought about that, and my heart broke a bit.  It's been a really tough 12+ mos for our sweet girl.  I'm so hopeful that this ceremony marks a wonderful new beginning!