daughter,

i love you. thank you for your note. i see that you now use capital letters to start sentences. i do not, because my hand is weak.

you asked if i feel better. i had a day of very bad coughing, and i hope i am over that. but i do not think that my nerve problem will get better.

yes, i do remember you as a baby. you and brother were very good babies. when you were a baby, i would pick you up and carry you around, saying, 'i love you. you are special.'

and no matter what happens, that will always be true.

dad