Marilyn Koolstra

And then call me on this number. And so I called.

And then call me on this number. And so I called.

There was an emptiness, you know, once that phone call came through.

There was an emptiness, you know, once that phone call came through.

Yes, yeah.

Yes, yeah.

And I'm pacing in my office thinking, what am I going to do about this?

And I'm pacing in my office thinking, what am I going to do about this?

You asked permission if you could walk. That was very respectful, empathic.

You asked permission if you could walk. That was very respectful, empathic.

I called my assistant principal, and for some reason she had decided to come home early. She was in transit when I got her at maybe Rome Airport or somewhere like that. She said, I'll be back in. I'll be there on Monday.

I called my assistant principal, and for some reason she had decided to come home early. She was in transit when I got her at maybe Rome Airport or somewhere like that. She said, I'll be back in. I'll be there on Monday.

Went to a travel agent because they can far easier find flights than me sitting on the computer trying to do it.

Went to a travel agent because they can far easier find flights than me sitting on the computer trying to do it.

It hadn't ever occurred to me that I would take somebody, but it was a great sense of relief and support and comfort to go with somebody.

It hadn't ever occurred to me that I would take somebody, but it was a great sense of relief and support and comfort to go with somebody.

Within a matter of two days, we were organized and leaving.

Within a matter of two days, we were organized and leaving.

Yeah. You're thinking that I went to look.

Yeah. You're thinking that I went to look.