And a good day to you sir!

Odell had many successes in her life despite her condition. Although she could not attend high school, she completed her studies by having her classmates or teachers bring school assignments to her home, where she would read the answers into a [Dictaphone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictaphone) or have friends or family transcribe them. She also learned to write with her toes. She graduated from high school in 1965 and subsequently took long-distance classes from [Freed-Hardeman University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freed-Hardeman_University). Although she was unable to earn a degree, she received an honorary degree in 1987. In 1992, Odell was profiled in [Woman's World magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman%27s_World) and received the [Paul Harris Fellow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_Foundation) Award from the Jackson [Rotary Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_Club), one of the club's highest honors.[^(\[1\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Odell#cite_note-JS1-1) She didn't blame anyone for the loss of her lungs, some Polio virus took them from her, but she went out and achieved anyway.