This is Hidden Brain, I'm Shankar Vedantam.

At the end of every Hidden Brain episode, we take a moment to thank an unsung hero.

Someone who's not on the staff of the show, but who went above and beyond in helping us

out.

We've thanked IT colleagues, sound engineers, cafeteria workers, our spouses, our friends,

and our mothers.

Over the years, many of you have written to us to say you love this segment, and so we've

been asking you to share your own examples of someone who's made an impact in your life.

Someone who didn't have to help you, but did anyway, who supported you in a time of need

and deserves to be recognized.

Perhaps they don't even know what a difference they made.

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

I wanted to share my story about an unsung hero.

I don't actually know the name of my unsung hero, but I'll remember him for the rest

of my life.

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

She was trying to teach me how.

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.

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