Dear Editor,

We just finished another great year of golf for Batten Disease. As always, it was super. The weather was beautiful. At the tournament, there was a very valuable player missing this year in body, but he was there in full force in spirit.

I know he was smiling down on all of us and asked the good Lord to give us beautiful weather, and he did. If ever there was a perfect day for Batten disease, this was it. We had lots of good players and lots of good help.

We wanted to pass the $3,750 from last year. I was shooting for $4,000, and we did that and more. We raised $4,309. It was super. All of you are the greatest to me. I will never be able to say ‘thank you’ enough for all you do each year.

I miss my little man so much. My heart hurts so bad, and it seems to get worse instead of better. Dec. 3 was 11 months, and not a day goes by that my heart doesn’t hurt or my eyes don’t cry for him. I know he is in such a better place now, but that still does not stop the hurt. I am so lost without him, and there is such a void in my life. It is like I am having to start life all over again and learn to live it a different way. I don’t know what to do with just me. Some days I just do not want to get up and face another day without him, but I know that is not what my little man, who fought so hard for so long, would want me to do.

Again, even now that he is gone, he is still the wind beneath my wings. He makes me keep going when I do not think I can go anymore. He has and always will be my inspiration in life. He taught me so much in the 36 years I had him with me. I will always love and miss him.

I will stop crying now and finish this thank you letter. Again, I want to thank Mr. Kermit for letting us have the golf tournament there, and Al for all his hard work, and all of you who showed up that day. You are all angels here on earth.

Oh yeah, I talked to Mr. Kermit after the tournament, and he said if nothing happens between now and then, we can have it again next year. So, mark your calendars now for Sept. 15, 2012, for another fun tournament. I look forward to seeing all of you and some new ones next year. Thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my hurting heart.

Becky Lucas, Jemison