Foreign-born students traverse borders and obstacles before graduating from UC Irvine
Lydia Natoolo has wanted to become a doctor since witnessing several brothers and sisters die from complications related to AIDS while growing up in Uganda.
With no treatment, and a two-hour walk to the nearest clinic, many suffered through their illness without adequate medical care.
"I saw them go from normal human beings to literally becoming dry bones," Natoolo said. "Watching my siblings get this disease that chewed away their bodies, it was so painful to watch that I knew I had to stay in school and become a doctor."
