Bigfork High School senior Emma Dawson graduates on Saturday with the Class of 2023. Dawson said band and theater have been her escape during high school. (Jeremy Weber/Bigfork Eagle)
June 1, 2023
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Bigfork High School senior perseveres through turbulent journey
Born with a hole between her right and left ventricle and a second hole in her aortic valve, Emma Dawson battled her way through open-heart surgery and the subsequent recovery as a freshman, along with the rigors of Covid-19 pandemic, all without the benefit of a strong mother figure in her life.