Overview
- Michael Jordan connected by FaceTime with his former Emsley A. Laney High School teacher, known as Ms. Etta, while she receives care at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Wilmington, North Carolina.
- Staff had tried to reach Jordan for Ms. Etta’s bucket-list wish, and social worker Wendy answered an unknown call from him and drove in to arrange the video call.
- Hospice staff said the two laughed and reminisced during the call, which moved family and caregivers to tears.
- Lower Cape Fear LifeCare shared photos and a note on Instagram, and the human-interest moment was picked up by local TV and then widely reported by national outlets and social media.
- Ms. Etta taught at Laney for more than 40 years, and Jordan, who graduated in 1981, has kept ties to his hometown school, including a $1.1 million donation in 2019.