norma heath's journey to a diploma started in the school of hard knocks. >> takes a lot of hard work er: because not long ago, norma hit rock bottom. >> depressed, doing drugs and just wasting my life away. >> reporter: finally, two years ago she showed up at a women's shelter called rosie's place where she found a home and hope starting with tiny steps like just waking up on time each morning. >> i said hey, i want to graduate from harvard, forget it and the girl said you can do it! >> reporter: then she began taking extension courses at harvard. >> she has drive. she has motivation. i don't think for a second anyone thought this was impossible. >> reporter: this week at the age of 51, norma received a bachelor's degree in psychology. her goal, to help others. >> a lot of people could use the inspiration. i'm thinking about how many lives i'm going to touch. >> reporter: from homeless to harvard. norma heath showing it's never too late to achieve your dream. and tonight we salute her for her incredible comeback. thanks for watching. i'm tom llamas in new york. "gma" and "this week" i

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