More than 50 Houston high-school students are sending a special message to the Texas Children’s caregivers and health care professionals on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19: “Thank you for being our heroes.”
The students – all part of Hillary Houle’s class at Episcopal High School – recently wrote letters to express their gratitude for the hard work and sacrifices the entire local medical community has made in response to this pandemic.
With many in her class feeling anxious and concerned about all that has transpired with COVID-19 over the last few months, Houle wanted to provide a way for students to battle that inner darkness by bringing light to doctors, nurses and others experiencing stress during this crisis.
“I am writing to you today to let you know how much you are appreciated,” Natalie, a senior, said in her letter. “You are doing so much and so many look up to you as a leader, as well as myself. Thank you for all that you do. To make a difference in one person’s life is to make a difference in the world.”
To make sure our One Amazing Team and employees at health care organizations around the area could read and be encouraged by the students’ heartfelt sentiments of hope and appreciation, Houle uploaded each letter to a digital drop box for convenient access.
She’s adding more letters to the file as she receives them, and hopes her students’ efforts will inspire more teachers and young people to reach out with kindness and compassion at a time when so many who work in health care need it the most.
“While we may be trapped in our homes, we can still send love and light and gratitude out into the world,” Houle told ABC 13.
Click here to read the students’ letters for yourself.