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July 06, 2008
Response to previous entry..
So my previous entry was about how the Hopeline needs help. I visit PostSecret every Sunday to read the secrets other people send in (it's so addicting) and that is where I found the plea for help. This week I found a response that the Postsecret.com webowner got from the plea last week. Kinda touching and thought I'd share.
Email to Postsecret creator, Frank Warren.
-----Email Message-----
To: Frank Warren
I was reading PostSecret today and I happened to scroll down to the end of the page, and saw a photo of Kristin - a childhood friend that lived around the block from me in Florida. I did hear when she died, but I was very surprised to see the suicide hotline with Kristin's picture on it.
After researching how the Kristin Brooks Hope Center was founded I had to pass along to Kristin's husband, Reese, that the love he has for her is overwhelming. His devotion to her memory is remarkable, and I just wanted him to know that a friend who knew Kristin a long time ago was proud that she married someone like him. Their child is blessed to have parents like Kristin and Reese.
Thank you for all you do to help people in dark places find their light.
Response from the founder of the foundation that funds Hopeline...
-----Email Message-----
From: Reese Butler [Founder, Kristin Brooks Hope Center]
The ability and opportunity to connect with one of Kristin's childhood friends was a miracle and a gift from the PostSecret community.
After Kristin's death I desperately tried to reach out to all the people she grew up with. It was important to me that people who did know her learned what happened to her and how they can prevent others from falling to the same fate.
For over 3 years the PostSecret community has helped people learn that they share some of the deepest and darkest secrets and are not alone
Thanks for this miracle.
I think the first lady summed it up quite nice... Thank you for all you do to help people in dark places find their light.
Posted by Mistress Tia at July 6, 2008 12:25 AM