[Hal Copple]

Bill, it never really makes one feel better to know that others are worse off. It can be difficult to remain hopefull when we, as fathers, feel that we have let our family down, yet, our family, and i know yours, still has their health, & love and respect for you.

Many many years ago, i felt pretty bad when i came back from a year in the bush in Vietnam, to find my wife had taken my son and run off with a lawyer, leaving me with only the jungle fatigues i had on my back.

It took some time, and hard work, and the decision to take my life in a totally new direction, and my faith in my God, to make it come back, greater than ever before.

This evening, my oldest son called from Alabama, to ask if it is time for he and his wife to quit trying to find a cure for her terminal cancer, and just live the little time they have left to the two of them.

I do hope you can find comfort in the love and respect of your family, and move forward with your life.

your old friend,

hal