Friday, February 5, 2010

An open letter (part one)

It is hard to ever imagine finding enough ways and enough time with which to send individual thanks to each and every one of you who have made your own special difference in one amazing way or another during this rough patch in our lives. Every kind word and deed, every hug, every unselfish act, every donation of spirit and object, has meant more than we can say. I hope to some day reach everyone on a personal level to express our deep, deep gratitude. In the meantime, there are some things that I would say to each of you. This is part one of a series. Some of you may have heard this from me already. Here goes:

On the one hand, I pray that none of you ever are in a position to need the kind of outpouring of love and support that we have received in the days since Christmas. On the other hand, I wish that you could feel it every day of your lives. It's a very powerful, very humbling, and very overwhelming sensation. We find ourselves asking what we have ever done to deserve such kindness.

Your compassion has given us the strength that we need to get through the next steps. If there is one more thing that we can ask of you, it is this: please check your smoke detectors. It is without a doubt the thing that saved our lives.

We love you all
V+J+A+E

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