Phil Fernbach

this man came up to me I was sitting on the aisle on the right side of the plane so he came up to me and he crouched down next to me on my left side and he was so gentle he made direct eye contact with me and he spoke softly and slowly and he was really sincere and

And he said, I know you don't know me and I don't know what's going on for you, but I want you to know that if you need anything, I'm here. And I said, thank you. I never ended up going to him during that flight, but knowing he saw me. You know, I felt like I was in this cavern of just like untenable emotion and that I was deeply, deeply alone.

And he said, I know you don't know me and I don't know what's going on for you, but I want you to know that if you need anything, I'm here. And I said, thank you. I never ended up going to him during that flight, but knowing he saw me. You know, I felt like I was in this cavern of just like untenable emotion and that I was deeply, deeply alone.

And he said, I know you don't know me and I don't know what's going on for you, but I want you to know that if you need anything, I'm here. And I said, thank you. I never ended up going to him during that flight, but knowing he saw me. You know, I felt like I was in this cavern of just like untenable emotion and that I was deeply, deeply alone.

And, you know, having lost a brother, we were so close in age. We grew up just one year in school apart. And knowing that I was on a plane with somebody that could see me and that knew that I needed something even if I didn't know what it was, even if they didn't know what it was, was an incredibly powerful experience. I will forever be grateful for him. It was a really powerful moment for me.

And, you know, having lost a brother, we were so close in age. We grew up just one year in school apart. And knowing that I was on a plane with somebody that could see me and that knew that I needed something even if I didn't know what it was, even if they didn't know what it was, was an incredibly powerful experience. I will forever be grateful for him. It was a really powerful moment for me.

And, you know, having lost a brother, we were so close in age. We grew up just one year in school apart. And knowing that I was on a plane with somebody that could see me and that knew that I needed something even if I didn't know what it was, even if they didn't know what it was, was an incredibly powerful experience. I will forever be grateful for him. It was a really powerful moment for me.