Reply ID: 6uhv
March 24, 2018

Dear Rita:

Hello, my friend. How are you? I hope well. I have your last two comments that you wrote to me, and I beg you to forgive me for taking so long to write. I'M NOT EVER IGNORING YOU NOR ANYONE ELSE. I just feel so overwhelmed some days.

My dad is dying. The cancer cells are causing internal bleeding. Dad is in a lot of pain. He won't live much longer, he told me. To have no parents anymore, the people I loved the most and the only ones who loved me no matter what, it hurts. I am depressed.

As for my daughter, she is tiny. Just five feet tall, I believe. And she is funny too. I love hearing her laugh. She cannot call em, but I can call her when I have the money to do so. Just $1 per phone call for fifteen minutes. She is a good girl. Still needs some guidance.

If you ever don't hear from me, you can send me an email if you're worried at robertpezzeca@gmail.com. I don't talk to Melanie anymore, so my friend Jen watches over my email. If you send one, Jen will get it and forward it to me. She is an amazing person. She and her husband Ben do so much for people. I am very happy to have them in my life.

How is your George? When will you go see him? I am sure he is counting the days. I hope you have a wonderful time.

So you have been reading since you were a little girl. I used to love to read, but I cannot live in a fantasy world anymore. I must face reality. One day, I would like to talk to the family of the man I killed. It's been almost 20 years and maybe that's not enough time. But hopefully one day I can.

I miss my mom so much. I listen to a lot of the songs she once loved.

I do adore the puppies, Rita. I absolutely love playing with them almost every single morning on my way to work.

Did George get the Valentine's gift you sent him? I hope so. I'm sure he will love it. Prison mailrooms are so very bad. Okay, you said on March 23, you leave. So that was yesterday. I am thinking of you right now and hoping you are having an amazing visit with him right now. Please be sure to tell me all about your visit when you return.

In here, we're working on creating a program that we can help pay for the education for a child who has been affected by crime. We will use important people in society who will help select the children who will get the money to pay for school. We do what we can, and this is new. So we hope it works out great.

Well, my friend, please forgive me for being so short with my writing. But I must go. Please take care of yourself, and I hope you had a wonderful trip to Illinois. Looking forward to hearing about it. Take care, Rita, and write when you can. Ciao, my friend.