“My youngest son attended my retirement celebration, which was very special, because he was there from the time I started my graduate studies, through the time I did my dissertation and took my first academic appointment.” Chadiha smiled. “My three sons are very important to me, and I was always there in their lives.” Retirement celebrations with all of her family members will continue in the months to come. Chadiha plans to transition into her retirement with a move to the San Francisco area to be closer to family. “I’ve come full circle,” Chadiha said. “This is the circle of life and now I’m going back to where I began, being a mother, being surrounded by my family and if I have any goal in life, it’s returning to being a family member.”
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