Colton, Weston, and Mrs. Lilie first heard about Erin when Colton was in Kindergarten. If she was able to go to Mary Branch she was going to be in Colton's class unfortunately due to the first round of Chemo's in 2002 we didn't meet Erin until the Fall of 2003 in Miss Hanson's class. Erin is such a delight and fun person to know ..oh and by the way , did we say "Smart?" Colton enjoyed getting to know Erin a great deal and by third grade they loved reading "Hank The Cowdog" book series. Erin and Colton were in the same class together that year and pretty much sat at the same table the whole year. This was a special year for Colton because he and Erin read books together, ate together, and played many times at the park after school. This was the year the PPR Gang name and friendship developed even more. Colton and Weston still talk about the PPR Gang, the fun times, and just being great friends! As a matter of fact, the day the snow came to B/CS, Weston shouted from the backseat "Wow, this is the time the PPR Gang should get together!" In Fourth Grade, the Lilie's moved from Mary Branch ( a very sad day in our lives) however, we have kept in close contact through the website and mutual friends of Erin's happenings!! Colton missed his friends very much the first year in fourth grade. He wrote a story about Erin and being a cancer survivor. He knew what it meant to be a survivor!
Now, one of the amazing things Mrs. Lilie was able to do with Erin was when she was in 3rd Grade, Mrs. Lilie (being the counselor at the time at Mary Branch) and Erin went to all of the individual classrooms to tell the boys and girls Erin's amazing story and why she had no hair. She was amazing on how she spoke to the students and shared her story. She became the most popular girl in school!!!!
We love Erin dearly and wish we could see her more but know we keep in touch almost everyday through the website. Go PPR!!!!
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