This is Hidden Brain, I'm Shankar Vedanta.

For a long time, we've been closing our show with a shout out to an unsung hero,

a colleague, a friend or a family member who's helped make our work possible from behind the scenes.

Recently, we decided to ask you to tell us about the unsung heroes in your life.

Hi Shankar, I would like to talk about my heroes.

I wanted to share my story about an unsung hero.

My unsung hero is the man in the Panama hat on the flight to Boston.

As the plane nearer...

My unsung hero would definitely have to be my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Abrams.

She was trying to keep her eyes open.

I don't know who they were.

I can't even remember their face, but I do remember what they did for me.

I can't even express to you how much you've changed my life.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Here's one response that we wanted to share from a listener in Newton, Massachusetts.

Her name is Deb Pierce.

She had a story about an unsung hero who showed up at one of the hardest moments in her life.

It's Valentine's Day, 1983, and I've just delivered a baby.

It lived for an hour and a half.

She was born prematurely, and I was distraught.

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