Thank you for lifting my spirits. I ask Rebecca if she'd be interested in hearing from people, if any are so inclined. She, sounding very surprised, says yes. I almost tore it up and threw it away. I ask the question that's been on my mind all along.
Life is precious.
Rebecca, who's from Pittsburgh, Pa., has lived in Wichita for 29 years. She's a nurse's assistant. She wishes her name really was Rebecca. Anyone who'd like to contact her can send a letter to me at The Wichita Eagle, Box 820, Wichita, Kansas 67201 or email me at the address at the end of the column. But I don't want anybody to feel sorry for me.