Bijan Golyan - Dr Bijan Golyan
- Dr Bijan Golyan
- May 1, 2013
- 1 min read
“I’m old, but I feel young” being around them,” she said. “I’m very happy. I know all my kids have good lives. God gave good children to me. I say ‘thank you’ to God.” Her children, in turn, are appreciative of all she has done for them. “She sacrificed her life for us,” said Bijan, who, like his brothers, is always referred to by patients by his first name to avoid confusion. “She always emphasized education and helping other people and being good people.” In fact, Mama Golyan had always wanted to be a doctor herself, “but in my homeland I couldn’t because of the changes in government.” Pari Golyan was married at the age of 12, thanks to an arrangement by her parents. Her husband was six years older. In their earlier years together, her husband, a retired electronics salesman, wanted her to stay home to take care of the children. He eventually encouraged her to follow her dream of attending medical school, but it never happened. “I got a BS and that was it,” she said.
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