The Daily Telegram
ADDISON — Being the new kid in school can be tough. You have to learn a new school, make new friends, get to know a new set of teachers and figure out where and how you fit in.
Trying to do that following the loss of a family member makes it even harder.
This is how fourth grader Emalynn Jay's first year at Addison Elementary School began. Just a few weeks into the school year, Jay's younger brother, Michael "Junior," died from cancer. He was only 2 years old.
Michael was on hospice care when the school year started. It was something Emalynn's teacher and district was aware of.