Lulu Emry had retired from a long and successful nursing career characterized by her love, compassion, and caring for her patients. Her generous nature brought her to the PCRF in 2004 where she had spreadheaded establishing the host family protocol and formalized relationship with local hosptials taking care of PCRF children. She cared for numerous children brought to California for surgery, treatments, and rehabilitaion by the PCRF, coordinating their medical care, accompanying them to medical visits and surgeries, and organizing and supporting the host families where the children stay.