This is "Mikal's" brother Daniel.

Joe was Mikal's teacher in storytelling for years. He spent damn near as much time with him as he did his own family! To tell the truth, you would think that Mike was his son, not Edward.

Joe's death is very hard on Mike. If he would just sit and drink a beer with friends and let the stories start to pour out, he would be able to cry. It will probibly take a few weeks for that though.

Thank you for all the letters. I have printed them out for him, and will take them to him. He is not anywhere that a computer could go right now.

He would not like me saying this, but Mike is not doing too well health-wise. He will be in for tests come Monday. His liver is not functioning to full capacity. But leave it to mike, he refuses to have the tests until after he has completed Joe's wishes.

Sometimes I think he was born in the wrong century!

Daniel