Emails

This was an email conversation I had with the woman I used to work with. Before I came to Davis, I was a occupational therapist and I worked with a severely autistic kid (Jonathan) for two years. The work was hard, but I always enjoyed going. It’s been almost about a year since Kim (the mom) contacted me, and it really made my day knowing that I made that big of a difference in her life! She never had much to give; a lot of her income was spent on medication and trying to just get around in life, but she always without a doubt gave me what she had and celebrated my birthday and Christmas by giving me small things or cooking me food when I went to work directly from school.

Kim Tu to me, ChawSu show details Jul 6  

Hi Sally, how are you? Your cel phone was disconnected so I finally got to talk to your mom to ask about you and she said I’d better send you email, you still use the same email. Time flies so fast and it’s almost a year since you didn’t work with Jonathan, and now Cindy is not working with Jonathan too because she’s graduating (and has to take care of her husband because he just got a surgery). Cindy & me both miss you and we hope to see you the next time you come home. So let us know you are doing & when you think you will come home the next time. May be your phone number too. Talk to you later.

Sally Chou to Kim, ChawSu show details Jul 19 (4 days ago)  

Hi Kim, Cindy

Thank you for emailing me! I miss both of you and Jonathan a lot. UC Davis is really fun and I really like the people here. The schoolwork isn’t too hard either. Did you know that Nguyen is also coming next Fall?
I won’t be able to come home during summer session 1 because of summer school. It’s really hot here, most days it is 100 degrees. I hope you, Jonathan, and your family are all okay. Cindy just added me on Facebook! 

Sally

ChawSu Win to me, kimquytu show details Jul 19 (4 days ago)  

Dear Sally,I am so glad you are having fun at school. Also love to see you on Facebook. We can meet up when you come home. Have fun and see ya later.

Cindy

Kim Tu to me, ChawSu show details Jul 20 (2 days ago)  

Thanks for missing us, we miss you too. It’s good to hear from you & see your pictures in Facebook (Cindy showed them to me on her i-phone). We saw you are surrounded by friends & Cindy said that she knew Sally will be happy in Davis, being so young and pretty! It’s good to know that Nguyen is coming there next fall, I only hope that my niece (Diana) will come there too but she accepted UC Berkeley (in my old time I’m so lonely in Berkeley because everybody just focus on studying & no fun activities, I hope things do change these days).

Wishing you do good in school this summer & we would see you next time when you are back home. (Let us know). (Jonathan will be “really tall” the next time you see him, probably as tall as me ;)) (He’s almost my height now).