In August we were contacted by a caring lady in Missouri telling us that in 2005, the morning after a music festival at the Cave, she was walking and found a tiny note on the ground that Ryan had written to Hannah (who was only about a year and a half old at the time) telling her that he loved her. She had no idea who Ryan was but his name and Hannah's were on the note and when she got home she tried unsuccessfully to find him online.
She tucked the note away and found it this year so she decided to look for him again. She sadly discovered online that Ryan died in 2006. She messaged me a copy of the note and I recognized his writing even though I couldn't quite make out what it said. She then sent me the note, along with a wonderful hand written letter telling me her story. Needless to say, my tears flowed at her kindness and the miracle that this tiny note had survived for 11 years.
Even more amazing is that her name is Sarah (Hannah's mother's name) and she lives on Hannah Street. What are the chances???
Hannah is almost 13, growing into such a wonderful young lady and we are all very proud of her. I haven't found the right time to show the note to her yet, but hopefully soon she will see her father's message to her from beyond the grave.
