Sparkle Of Hope

This afternoon I received an email from my father.
It's been quite a while.
I guess it's hard when you're keeping contact with your first born a secret from all other family members.
Really - I'm just glad that I haven't been forgotten.
He's putting together a longer letter for me - about family and medical history.
I don't want to get my hopes up too high - but it's good to have some contact once more.
He also wants to call me this week - just to have a wee friendly chat - as it's been a long time since our last phone call. Hopefully we'll tee that up for Friday.
So - there is a spark - a faint glimmer of hope.
Fingers crossed dear friends.
Please send out your strength and happy thoughts to wee Possum this week.
I hope he doesn't break my heart like my mother/his wife has done too many times before.