My handsome boy, now a middle school kid.
He was the student speaker for his class, and his speech was absolutely amazing ~ well, from what I heard at the beginning. He talked about his school memories, the fun times, and his friends. He shared about Hannah and how supportive the school was after she passed away, and I lost it. He asked the principal the next day if he could bring it home because I wanted to read the entire speech.
From what I heard from friends and others there, Ethan had most of the families in the audience in tears. Even Mr. Solomon, his principal, told me after the ceremony that when he first read Ethan’s speech, it made him cry.
I’m so proud of him. I’m hoping to get the DVD that my father-in-law took of the ceremony so I can see the speech again for myself!
For a kid that rarely talks about his feelings about his little sister passing away, opening up like this to the entire school (willingly!) was a huge deal.
Portion of Ethan's handwritten speech where he talks about Hannah - I forgave him for getting her date of passing wrong (it was December 4th)
I am so proud of him!!! What a wonderful, kind and caring young man he is and what a wonderful teacher and class of students to be so supportive. Big hugs to the middle schooler!