Megan Lewis (above right) and Suzanne Koziol (above left) became pen-pals in 1995. Little did they know that their relationship would wind up being much more than that. Megan Lewis was just a 2nd-grader at Fern Hill Elementary School in Pennsylvania when she wrote a series of letters to a pen-pal 9 grades her senior. Whether typed up or written by hand, the two girls happily divulged favorite foods, activities, and their hopes and dreams. Three decades passed, and then those letters which Lewis had completely forgotten about were given back to her by her mom who had saved them. Looking up the name Suzanne Koziol on Google returned a professional profile of one Suzanne Koziol Pugh, complete with a photo. “My mouth dropped. I could not believe that my pen-pal was Dr. Pugh, who was my OB/GYN and delivered my kids,” said Lewis. "I had no recollection of this,” Pugh said. “Her mom had given her a box of papers/mementos from elementary school, and in the box were the letters from me. She sent me pictures of the letters and it was me! It’s such a crazy small world,” said Pugh. Lewis said that during her first pregnancy with her daughter Caroline, she and Suzanne grew very close, as it was a difficult 9 months. She made sure she would be the physician in the room for the delivery, and made the same assurance later when Lewis gave birth to her son Jack. “It really made us feel like I was meant to take care of her and we were meant to play a role in each other’s lives,” said Pugh. The women now plan on staying in touch.
