What happened to Mrs. Au Hoy?

Kirsten Peterson
June 5, 2009
Filed under Features

Mrs. Maria Au Hoy, an energetic Chinese teacher, was walking with two students to the Religion Room in Lower School when she was struck with a soccer ball.

“It had hit me hard enough to send me airborne and I landed on the hard cement that made me immobile,”
she says.

She fell on her right side, breaking her humeral head bone, her sacrum, and her pelvis in two places.

Thankfully, Mrs. Au Hoy is recovering.

“I am very grateful for the extremely quick response from our school nurse, Mrs. Shannon Yonamine,
and many Lower School teachers and staff,” says Mrs. Au Hoy. “I have made good progress since the accident and am now walking with a walker but have not quite graduated to a cane. I am thankful that I have always been very active and healthy. My regular exercise routines, yoga and marathon training, have ensured
my good reflexes and strong muscles. I am optimistic and look forward to a full recovery.”

Mrs. Au Hoy will definitely be back next year. She hopes to be able to pursue her regular activities.
She’s thankful for the banner and cards that students and teachers have made for her, as well as the “One Team” spirit that supported her through recovery.

“‘Don’t worry, be happy!’ might sound cheesy but that’s how I see myself in this incident,”
says Mrs. Au Hoy. “I want to give my most sincere thanks to all of you for your prayers and get well wishes. I miss school very much. I think this is the most difficult part of my recovery period that I am not able to carry out my daily commitment as a classroom teacher. I miss each and every one of you—my Chinese students, my homeroom kids, and all the faces that I greet each day. As this school year is coming to closure soon, I wish you all a very successful ending of the school year and very happy summer. You earned it!”