'The crowd just went wild. I think that put a big smile on my face. I didn't really realize when I was walking across the stage with her in my belly that I'd be a big inspiration to others.'
Hudie told ABC News it was a relief to not have to make the long walk other graduates did up and down multiple sets of stairs to the stage. But she said she had been "determined" to do so in order to receive her diploma.
Kelsey Hudie walks across the stage during the May 2023 commencement ceremony at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan.Hudie said it was even more heartwarming to be recognized for the hard work she put in finishing her degree while pregnant.
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