Autymn Williams graduates as nurse, inspired by death of partner Jeremiah Glassie

Autymn Williams graduates next week with a specialist Māori nursing degree. Her career choice was inspired by her time caring for her late partner Jeremiah Glassie who died of cancer aged 23 . Williams will work as a Starship Community nurse based at Auckland’s Greenlane Hospital When Autymn Williams graduates on Thursday, she will look to the heavens and think of Jeremiah Glassie – her partner who was just 23 when he died of cancer.

Williams (Ngāpuhi-Cook Islander) helped nurse Glassie through the last 18 months of his life. She believes Glassie would be so proud of her strength in completing the four-year degree specialising in children’s health in the time since he died..