RADFORD, Va., May 4 -- Radford University issued the following news release:

Taylor Hudson '26

Graduating senior nursing student Taylor Hudson from Rocky Mount, Virginia, knows firsthand the impact nurses make.

In 2019, Hudson's world turned upside down as she faced serious medical challenges, including eight months of dialysis, kidney and pancreas transplants and numerous surgeries. "Being on the patient side of healthcare for that long gave me a completely different perspective," she reflected. "I saw firsthand how much of a difference nurses make - both in good ways and ways that could have been better. That's what ultimately led me to choose nursing."

Originally, Hudson was interested in psychology and was set to begin classes out ...