A HEARTFELT EMAIL

Please read the following, knowing that I found out it was a scam after I posted it. Also, please know that the poem contained herein is an altered version of one written by Sally Meyer in 1999. I have included her original version in a comment below, with her permission.

There is great content, even though the email part is a scam, so pleas read all the comments as well. Thanks for your understanding, (Kevin)

Today, one of my friends sent me the following email, which touched me, and I hope it touches you too.

I have sent it to my saved address list, maybe you can do the same to help a young girl with cancer.

To My Daughter - by an OK. Police Officer


'TO MY DAUGHTER' (AOL IS TRACKING THIS) PLEASE DO
NOT DELETE

THIS WILL HIT YOU WHERE IT HURTS!

*Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.

*Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.

*Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.

*Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck and I will buy you one if he comes by.

*Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned.

*Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.

*Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.

*Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I
love you.

*Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.

*Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.

*Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV shows.

*Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given.

*I will think about the mothers And fathers who are searching for their missing c hildren, the mothers and
fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching
their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore.

*And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a ittle longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask Him for nothing, except one more day............

* Hi. I am a 29 year old father. Me and my wife have had a wonderful life together. God blessed us with a child too.

Our daughter's name is Rachel, and she is 10 years old.

Not long ago the doctors detected brain cancer in her little body.

There is only one way to save her and that is an operation.

Sadly we don't have the money for the operation.

AOL and Zdnet have agreed to help us. The only way they can help is this:

If you send this email to other people, AOL will track this email and count how many people get it. Every person that opens this email and sends it to at least 3 people will give us 32c.

Please help us.

Bryan Swim
Tahlequah , OK . Police Dept.
School Resource Officer # 65

   'Every Saint Has a Past, Every Sinner Has A Future'

If you would like me to forward you the original email so you can send it on, and it will count for them, then just let me know, and i will forward it to you.

thanks, kevin    *(please disregard the above paragraph)