Correction on “Back to School”

We loved the post we put in today and put it in thinking that it was a true story.

We are so grateful that one of our dear chums who lives in Des Moines, sent us this:

“Love this story, and have heard it told many times and in its varied forms. Being from Des Moines, please know that our local Iowa Methodist Hospital (now Unity Point) John Stoddard Cancer Center is actually named after a prominent engineer who gave millions to see it built after receiving his own cancer treatment at Iowa Methodist. When the original work of fiction about a ‘Teddy Stallard’ and his inspirational teacher was written, it somehow later evolved and gained momentum with even more fiction about the Stoddard connection. And yet, still a lovely read with a sweet message.”

Always wishing to be transparent, we share this with you and have to agree with our chum – it is “still a lovely read with a sweet message”.