December 17, 2018 - 11:40am
Despite everything Melaka Anderson ’18 has been through—breast cancer, a double mastectomy, the death of her mother, and Graves’ disease—she believes that God placed her at Mount Mercy at the right time, surrounding her with people to help her overcome the odds.
Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Anderson was raised by a single mother who also had three sons to care for; her birth father wasn’t around often. A man who did play an important role in her life—someone who acted as a father to her—is now in prison for a minimum of 17 years.
When she was 20, Anderson became a mother herself. Soon after, she decided to move to Cedar Rapids to start a new life. This past summer, she graduated from Mount Mercy with a degree in criminal justice.
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