When I heard that Tony's cancer had returned I felt I needed to send him an e-mail to help lift his spirits. I wanted him to know that I respected him and cared deeply about his health and family.
I never expected to get an e-mail back and surely not one personally direct to me. I wish there were more people like Tony in Washington.
This is it:
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Date: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:26 PM
From: Tony Snow Tony_Snow@whitehouse.gov
To: jeff.mccollough@cox.net
Subject: Thank You for Your Prayers
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Thanks so much for the kind note - and for including me in your thoughts and prayers.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate you thinking of me and raising my name in prayer. Prayers have enormous power. They're good medicine - and they certainly have lifted my spirits. I feel as if I have been borne on the shoulders of thousands of friends, all of whom have made the ride easier than I ever could have imagined.
We're blessed to live in a land where people just want an excuse to do something good for someone else. Thanks for taking advantage of that opportunity with me. Please encourage others to do it closer to home for other friends in need. Kind words, notes, emails, and small gestures have a way of lightening the load, while making our own lives richer and more rewarding.
Again, thanks for the incredible gift of caring.
God bless,
TONY SNOW