People Are Praising Michael Jordan After He Made His High School Teacher's Dying Wish Come True

Michael Jordan, now a billionaire athlete and entrepreneur, was once a student at Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. His teacher, Ms. Etta, is receiving hospice care at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare near the school. Hospice staff learned that Ms. Etta wanted to speak with Michael one last time and tried to reach him without success. A staff member named Wendy eventually received a call from an unknown number and found it was Michael Jordan. Wendy drove to Ms. Etta so they could talk on FaceTime. They laughed, reminisced, and shared a moment that brought tears to those present. Hospice staff posted photos and described the experience as connection, peace, laughter, and love.

"Ms. Etta had been reflecting on her memories as a teacher, and Michael's name kept coming up. The staff tried their hardest to contact him so that Ms. Etta could live out her "bucket list" wish to speak to him again. They'd had no luck reaching Michael until, one day, a staff member named Wendy received a call from an unknown number. "It was Michael Jordan," a post on the hospice's social media page reveals."

"Wendy was apparently at home when she got the call, so she immediately jumped into her car and drove to Ms. Etta so that she and Michael could chat on FaceTime. "They laughed, reminisced, picked at each other, and shared a moment that brought tears to everyone in the room. A memory her family will carry with them forever," the post says."

""This is what hospice is about. It is about living as comfortably and fully as possible. It is about creating moments of connection, peace, laughter, and love. Sometimes those moments are quiet. Sometimes they are unforgettable. And sometimes... they even involve the GOAT.""

"Thanking Michael for making Ms. Etta's wish come true, the hospice staff also shared pictures of the two of them on FaceTime - Ms. Etta in her bed, and Michael beaming from ear to ear on the phone screen. Given how private Michael is now, it hasn't taken long for this heartwarming story to go viral, with people praising his kindness on social media."

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