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From: RUTH SULLIVAN<mailto:godwit513 at msn.com>
To: rweeters at u.washington.edu<mailto:rweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 6:19 PM
Subject: Patrick!!!!!!!


Hello to tweeters birders,also to birders what never met PATRICK,
I feel so bad that I could not respond sooner,so please forgive me.I started on Friday night it was already late after midnight,to write this sad and tearful long message.It was the right moment and toughts coming over me to right my heart out.The letter was long and almost done, when bad thinks happen.The mouse of the computer dropped to the floor,every think was gone.I was devastated,there was nothing what I could do that night,than get some rest.I know you are all want to know how I am doing.It is hard to explain,since my whole life was the concern for PATRICK,.He also was a hero to kept me going to survive at one time when I had a big problem to over come.It was when Patrick was 10 years old,to introduced me to looking for birds.From than thinks got better and better,and I start living a normal and happy life.This years with Patrick where "THE BEST IN ALL MY LIFE." Patrick was an angel to sent by a higher power to me ,since I always strugled with problems since I was a spoiled child and never could face reality.It was Patrick who made my life meaningful.Patrick was never ever sick in his life not even a cold,and ever give me problem.Locking back,it is hard to believe that his life ended so soon.Patrick got dignosed 8 years ago,with this desease and I really not understood what this illness and the effect it had on humen.
It is such enormes effection you all described you had for Patrick and who he was that I am so proud to had him for my son as long it was.The tears flowing now reading all you good toughs and feeling flowing sweet,and it give me a lot of comfort to think what impact he had on so many lifes.I and others are amazed the way birders pulled there heart out.It is extremly hard to do express one self in such matter.All the mail I receive now are for me and you are all so forgiving ,since I was not the sensitive and kind of person as Patrick was.And for this I like to very much apologize when there was such incident.Marv Breece in his emotional letter quoted "We may attemt to be a bit kinder to one another,a bit more understanding and forgiving."I will always keep this in mind for the future.Words don't come easy for me tonight,as I poored my heart out the other day,but I like to also let you know that all of you helped me to hopeful getting a bit better.I all thank you for all the many E-MAILS 325, and 78 cards where birders made me feel proud of Patrick.And for this I be for ever tankfull to you all.
We can be so proud for belonging to such comminity what give this support when in need.
I write this with no spell correction,this computer is not have one or it is not connected.It take 4 weeks to I get my good computer back.
Love you all Ruth