<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blog/from-high-school-dropout-to-nursing-student.html" dsn="news"><title>From High School Dropout to Nursing Student: One Mom’s Journey of Survival, Second Chances, and Compassion</title><item_date>04/14/2026 02:09:24 PM</item_date><item_updated/><author/><summary>At 17, Sarah Salas wasn’t thinking about college or careers. She was thinking about survival.</summary><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-mobile><img src="" alt=""/></image-mobile><thumbnail><img src="/_resources/images/blog/sarah-salas/sarah-salas.webp" alt="Sarah Salas"/></thumbnail><featured/><featured-image-1><img src="" alt=""/></featured-image-1><featured-image-2><img src="" alt=""/></featured-image-2></item>