> > *Dearest Lynn, * >
> *Thank you so much for your most kind words. You know, several months > before you helped me, I had totally given up the advocacy effort, leaving it > all in the hands of our founder, Tim Mulvihill. (Deceased since March of > 2008, and now the angel on my shoulder.) I was so ill back then, both in > body and soul, and the often sad stories of other patients and the deaths > that the group had experienced, were just too much for me. Tim and I both, > spent many hours crying over the telephone to each other. He was an > extremely loving and kind man, and the plight of patients affected him > deeply. * > > *The day that I received that envelope and card from you, I cried like a > baby. Can you ever imagine how wonderful it was to know that someone who > didn't know me from Adam, actually cared? It opened my eyes and helped me > to realize that the singular most important thing I could ever do, would be > to let others suffering from this *thing* know that that there was someone > out there, who cared what happened to them. * > > *It's still bittersweet for me, and every now and again, I start to feel > overwhelmed and need to withdraw just a bit. I know in my heart that I'll > never give it up, and will continue to do the best that I can to reach out > to patients, and to spread NMO awareness. (The good and great Lord has > blessed me with a very big mouth. ;-) * > > *Much love, * > > *Gracie* >
