thank you

Friends,

I appreciate all the support and messages that have been sent my way....I MEAN THAT WITH MY WHOLE HEART !!! I am not use to this, I guess that's why you all weaken me so much. Kindness does not come easy where I came from...... again, I thank you so much.... you will never know how much I mean that !!!!
It is my hope that the fight itself extends beyond me and what I say weekly, to the men and women of the world who can't speak. They all shed the same tears that I do ... even more so, I am sure. Regret is a common denomenator here... 95 % of us are sorry. Remember, sometimes it's not about "this" crime that one punishes himself (because some of us are innocent), it's the one that you never were held accountable for. Life works that way, you know ? We will always pay what we owe. I just don't believe that death (murder) is pennance for ones mistake(s).
I'm just speaking for the fellas and women who have plenty to say but can't... who are actually innocent, but have no one to fight for them. This forum here is all that they have..... it's my fist..... it's my best arguement..... it's my heart, soul, love and tears... I shared my story with all of you because I want you to know where most of us come from,
with the hope that you give a man or a woman (hopefully more) a fighting chance. It is not about me, it's all about my brothers and sisters on Death Row. I am not fighting for me....I'm fighting for them.
That is all that I ask of any of you....help who you can, please.... if what I have to say helps, that is great.... if not, it saddens me, but I know that it is all that I can do. My point is, if we all do what we can, how can we fail ? Success is guaranteed when you put all your heart into what you are doing.
I thank you because I have never been appreciated.... I thank you because you give me hope for my brothers and sisters.... I thank you because my heart demands it.
None of you may ever realize it, but you bring tears to my eyes when you respond to my words, because you took the time to read.... you took the time to answer and comment... you shared a piece of yourself with me... that's way more than I ever hoped to receive..... It's a blessing in itself. Humbly I extend my heart's best wishes and love to you all.
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH !!!!!! KEEP ON FIGHTING!!!
With respect,
Tyra
July 23, 2010