Perseverance through tragedy has brought Kumarie Kooseram success

Harry Kooseram

Twenty-four-year-old Kumarie Kooseram always aimed to do her best but she would also tell you that the tragic loss of her father when she was just 13 moved her to want to make him proud even though he was no longer around.
So on November 10 when she received her certificate from the University of Guyana and was awarded the prize for the best graduating doctor it was a bitter-sweet moment both for her and her family because her father was not there to share the moment.

If he had been, according to her mother Phulmattie Kooseram, he would have thrown