We just returned from the funeral of my niece, Laura. Laura was a loving, giving, friendly girl. An art education major in college, she was student teaching and taking a full load of classes at the same time. From what I have pieced together in all the stories I heard over the weekend, Laura was seriously let down by her advisors, supervisors and supposed mentors. Her family saw the depression, and the despair and tried to help. Her mother took her to the doctor. Laura fell behind in her classes. She was told she didn't have control of the students as a student teacher. Last week, she and her mother were contacting Laura's professors to see if she could get extensions or some other accomodation to have time to finish her classes, so that she could concentrate on improving her teaching. None were forthcoming. For whatever reason, though, that day dear, sweet Laura hit bottom and didn't see a way up. She felt she had failed and disappointed her family and friends. While from the light of day, we understand that there is no disappointment in her, to her it was crushing.
I'll miss her smile, laughter, and love. RIP.
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I am so dreadfully sorry for your loss.
This is so incredibly sad.
But thank you for sharing some details. I'll be sure to pass them on to Tim, because I know he has been wanting some explanation.
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