Lately, the Tim Tebow fan mail has been pouring in. It’s coming in so fast I don’t have time to read them all. But this one did strike me as something unique. I’m not sure we’ve ever had one like this before so I wanted to post it here. Once again, I’ve changed the names to protect the privacy of the sender.

Dear Tim,

I just wanted to thank you for being such an amazing and inspirational person. A lot has happened to my family in the past 6 months, and you have somehow given my parents (especially my Mom) a glimmer of hope. You see, my younger brother (Jason) was a freshman at the University of Florida last year (’08/’09). He was majoring in Aerospace Engineering. He was a very intelligent, caring, and fun person. Things got really tough for him at school because all of his friends attended different colleges and universities. All he had was the girl he met during his first semester.

They were together for about 9 months, but they spent the majority of their relationship fighting. It wasn’t good for him. Something went terribly wrong, and he took his life this past June. It was the most difficult thing my family and I have had to deal with. My Mom was the one who found him in his bedroom. She was completely devastated. It’s a miracle, to me, that she’s been able to go on with life the way she has. To feel closer to my brother, she’s watched every single Gators game and supported you guys to no end. You ended up being her favorite player not just because of the things you’ve done for the team, but for how inspirational you’ve been. You’ve given her some amount of hope in an otherwise gloomy situation. She’s very proud of all that you’ve accomplished. It would be amazing if there was some way that she could meet you.

Well anyways, I just wanted to thank you for all that you have done for the people all around you.

- Karen

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