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Your thoughts on this proposed letter would be much appreciated. Thanks,
Mike
July 16, 2008
Dear Karl,
Please forgive me for being so blunt but considering the circumstances, I think it to be the right approach.
My name is Mike and I believe I am your birth father. If your mother’s maiden name is Deborah , the aforementioned is likely to be true.(I saw your picture on MySpace and see a strong resemblance) Perhaps you know this and have no interest in contact with me. Please know that I do not want to disrupt your life in any way and any future contact will be initiated by you if you so choose. At this time however, I would just like to share a few things with you. I hope you don’t mind.
You and I have no relationship today because of the way I treated your mother years ago. Under duress and pregnant with you she left here for safer confines. ( I saw her once since then and that was before you were born.) Considering those circumstances, she displayed great courage and selflessness in giving birth to you. God bless her I deeply regret the way I treated her, in part because I deprived myself of knowing you. I hope you can forgive me. With16 years of sobriety and18 years without tobacco, a spiritual program and the grace of God, I’m not the same person today as I was back then. I am married and have four children.
I would like to share some medical history with you. Hypertension is prevalent on my father’s side of the family. My paternal grandfather died of a heart attack at he age of 54 and my father died of a stroke at the age of 47. All my siblings have cholesterol levels above 300 and high blood pressure. My cholesterol is 215 and blood pressure is in the normal range. Alcohol addiction is also present. My deceased grandfather, a brother and I are or were admitted alcoholics. Alcohol abuse is present on my mother’s side as well. My maternal grandmother suffered from glaucoma to the point she was blind at her death. My mother suffers that as well. My paternal grandmother suffered greatly from rheumatoid arthritis. Hopefully this information will provide you with an awareness future possibilites and aid you in preventing them.
At this time I don’t know what else I might add. I just wish you all the joy and happiness life has to offer. My thoughts and prayers always.
Sincerely Yours,
Michael E 923 Briggs Av
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