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smilewasmask	Letter from Jason Yaeger	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1998 (04/11/08 10:23:41) Forum Friend Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	First, I need to write that I just keep finding myself day dreaming about a Coalition of Fallen Bros. I keep catching glimpses , ideas. It is something that started when I was incarcerated. The planning of The Wounded Buffalo Re~Treatment Ranch and Fallen Bros Coalition is what kept me sane. I mean, Let me tell you WHAT..... I had it ALL planned out... How I would get the money together.... Where the Mother Facility would be located.... Why this place would be different..... I had it all visualized. I was trying to get addresses of Famous Folk , whom I thought would help..... Trying from that jail cell... I was taking names from Guidepost Magazine, Collecting e~mail addresses.... Well , I have been out now, For over 2 years now..... Mercy! But I have been busy with my young Grand Children! And my Family. Friends. KCI. And, knock~on~wood, I have not been having any trouble in falling asleep at night, So things like the Wounded Buffalo Slip away from my mind. And every now and again, Something surfaces and I am reminded. I remember lying in that cell..... So acutely experiencing LACK. Lack of communication. Lack of understanding. Lack of ability to care for my children. Lack of ability to help my children. I planned an Alternative. I vowed to help those still suffering, once I was free to do so. Before,I thought that I could do this all , by myself....... Create this Huge Ranch/Complex Meth Re~Treatment Facility In Malta Montana....... With~in 5 years...... coughcough....maybe I even thought that my way would become THE WAY....... But now I realize that there are as many ways to experience Recovery as there are People in need of Recovery. I am a Dreamer. I just cannot dream small. Any how, at this time, whilst I have no Concrete Plans About The Wounded Buffalo.... Or The First Annual Race from Hell Fund Raiser......at Blue Mound State Park in Minnesota.......coughcough ..........I still find myself being drawn to the Plight of Those Incarcerated on Meth Convictions. .........I remember the Exhuberance and the Intensity of the Emotion Experienced..... .........and I wonder what I can offer? I cannot stop dreaming....but I cannot act upon every dream and idea I get. I just throw them out there from time to time...sometimes they take root ,and sometimes they don't. Which brings me back to The Fallen Bros Coalition. Webster's defines Coalition as: : a temporary alliance of distinct parties, persons, or states for joint action And back to the letter from Jason Yaeger. For those that might not remember here is his story: March 28, 2008 Ten-Year-Old Jayci Yaeger Succumbs to Cancer After Seeing Imprisoned Father It is with deep sorrow and regret that I must announce the passing of 10-year-old Jayci Yaeger. According to family members, Jayci died late last night, just one day after a visit from her father. "She was hanging on for daddy, and she got her daddy, and then she let go," Jayci's uncle, Ed Yaeger, said on The Early Show Friday. Jayci's father, Jason Yaeger, is housed at the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota, where he is serving out the final year of a 5½-year sentence for a methamphetamine conviction. Prison officials, who claimed the case did not meet the criteria of the prison's extraordinary circumstances policy, recently denied Jason's request for an early release to a halfway house. As a result, Jason asked President George W. Bush for clemency, however the White House never issued an official response to the request. The entire ordeal has left a bad taste in the mouth of Jayci's family, however they are grateful she is no longer suffering. "We're happy that it was peaceful and that she is now no longer in pain, and her suffering is over," Ed told Kolnkgin.com. "We really wish Jason could have been there by her side to be with her in her last moments, but we're going to continue to fight and have Jason there for the funeral." Federal prison officials have yet to comment on whether Jason will be allowed to attend his daughter's funeral. It remains unclear if a recent statement released by the prison was issued before or after Jayci's death. The statement read in part: "The institution has taken unusual steps to be accommodating during this difficult time...After careful review of the security needs of the community and the offender, the warden determined that a furlough was not a viable option." The visit Jason had with Jayci earlier this week came after federal authorities received a deluge of emails, letters, and phone calls from around the globe. The campaign for Jason's early release is over, however you can still help by contacting the prison and asking them to allow Jason to attend his daughter's funeral. Please contact Linda Asher, Yankton FPC public relations officer, at 605-665-3262. You can also help the Yaeger family with medical expenses, by sending a donation to: Jayci Yaeger Fund, c/o Wells Fargo, 1248 "O" Street, Lincoln, NE 68508.* PositivelyJim posted his story here....suggesting we all write to the prison. After I wrote letters to the warden on Jason's behalf, I wrote to Jason. I just got a letter from him this morning. I am posting it here. Thought maybe a few of you might want to welcome him here....... Thought maybe I would send him any replies...... Thought maybe he would like to tell us more about those laws he wants to change..... Thought maybe I would post his Letters from With~in....if he wanted to. Thought maybe WE could make a difference! Here is his letter... Roxi, Thank~you for writing.Yes, I will check out that web site KCI.org. So when I get out, you will see me on it. I do read my AA books and the bible. I have been without drugs for over 5 years now. And I do not plan on going back to them.I still have my daughter Shelby to take care of and be her daddy, so I have to stay clean. Tell everyone I said thank you for their support. Yes, when I get out I want to work with kids to try to help keep them from doing what I have done. Well, If you want you can write back. Thankyou, Jason C. Yaeger P.S. If you want you could help by getting a hold of Congress Men to try to help change the laws so that this does not happen to any other family. When I get out in August I plan to fight to change the laws. Just thought I would put this out there....over and out...Sincerely, with Love, smilewasmask
luvepiphany		#1	[-]
Posts: 7028 (04/11/08 10:37:50) Forum Star Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	oh, smile, thank you for all you do and for dreaming and for posting. That was really cool to read his letter. One never ever knows where the angels may be lurking and working. luv
Hurting for YOU		#2	[-]
Posts: 274 (04/11/08 10:59:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Roxi.............make no mistake..............you are such an angel. Thanks for sharing!
Brendar		#3	[-]
Posts: 925 (04/11/08 15:37:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	One way to change a law is to contact the very personages that wrote it. With that particular law, I do not know if it's Congress that you would contact. I think that the prison laws are mandated by the state. The names of the people to contact are on the state prison web sites. Good luck and God's speed. Last Edited By: Brendar 04/13/08 11:26:34. Edited 1 times.
smilewasmask		#4	[-]
Posts: 2007 (04/13/08 08:32:50) Forum Friend Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thank~you ladies! Well Jason, I guess that I will just take this opportunity to ask you what laws you would like to see changed? Also , do you have any words of wisdom or advice to those still suffering in methhell? We are looking forward to working with you. We can use all the help that we can get. I will print this thread and a few others for you and get it in tomorrow's mail. Kind of to give you an idea of the place here....and to get your ideas. Maybe, together, WE can make a difference.