Some students you know will stay in your head for your entire life.
Erinn "2N" is one of those students; she validated my choice of career early on and is one of those people that lifts everyone around her with her sincerity and humanity. After I wrote letters of recommendation for her to get into college, she reciprocated by writing letters for me when I moved on to other high schools.
She made this pillow from scratch when Isabelle was born because "every little girl needs to have her own pillow". She has gone on to do great things and will, hopefully, go on to do so much more. But, today, she is in a coma (has been for a while) after being struck by a car and her future is uncertain. I just wish I could let her know that I am thinking of her, thanking her, and pulling for her.
Sad Update: Erinn Ellen Phelan, age 35, of Swampscott, Massachusetts passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Erinn was born March 21, 1987.
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