Teachers are some of the most caring, compassionate and praise-worthy people we have the pleasure of doing life with. They spend more time in a day with our kids than most parents do, and the influence they have on a child’s life is monumental.
Especially if you’re Camden Petersen—a 4-year-old preschooler in Nancy Bleuer’s class.
The 54-year-old preschool teacher from Iowa came to learn that Camden’s daddy was very sick from the concerned little boy. It’s not part of her job to care about the parents and families of her students, but as any great teacher knows, it’s what makes the job totally worth it.
Nancy decided to call up Camden’s dad, Darreld, and check in on him while he was sick. What she came to learn was absolutely devastating.
Darreld Petersen
The 34-year-old was in renal kidney failure, and had been placed on dialysis. But even with the help of the machine, Darreld’s kidney was only functioning at 20 percent.
Nancy realized why Camden had been so scared, and without hesitation, decided to do something to help.
Rather than starting with a small gesture like baking brownies or emailing the P.T.A to raise money or start a meal train, Nancy was all in.