Stephanie’s daughter, Nya Syndab took to her twitter to celebrate her mother stating that her achievement is a dream come true. ”“My mom became a doctor at 50! Dreams always come true. Congratulations, beautiful,” she said.

She praised her mother noting that in addition to her raising two children on her own as a single mother, Stephanie had left her high school teaching job and moved to Atlanta, where she took six-and-a-half years to finish the degree.

All through the years she spent on completing her doctorate at Life University, her daughter Nya was also studying for her bachelor’s degree in Biology at Spelman College, which she completed alongside her mum.

Stephanie’s son, Ricky Syndab was also enrolled in high school and graduated around the same time as his mother and sister. He has also enrolled in Morehouse College, United States to study for his bachelor’s.

Advising others who wish to go back to school, Nya said that it is never too late to take the steps. “It’s never the end. It took me 6 1/2 to finish undergrad and I finished this year. You’re on the right track… don’t you worry about a thing,” she said.

She added that those who have the desire to pursue medicine to go for it as it is the right thing and the right path for them to follow.

“I would say to you that because you have a passion/a desire to become a doctor, it was meant for you. Whenever we have a desire for something, it’s the universe and our intuition telling us that that’s the path for you,” Nya said.

“No matter how much you feel like you’re off track from your goal, our life has a funny way of bringing us back to where we wanted to be the whole time. I encourage you to pursue medicine again, no matter how old you are. The world needs your healing hands,” she added.