MN grad is champion for foster children
January 13, 2012
When Delilah Bruskas was about five years old, the child welfare system removed her from her biological family for reasons she never understood. By the time she graduated from high school, she had lived with seven different families — none for longer than two years — and attended 10 schools in California and Washington.
In college, Delilah knew she wanted a career that helped children and decided on nursing. After graduating, she worked as an emergency room nurse and volunteered on a medical missionary trip to Madras, India, where her drive to aid children only became stronger.
"I saw there was a connection between childhood experiences and adult health and I wanted to make those connections, which is what I'm doing right now," Delilah said.
