New Letter from Stevie on Nicksfix

[AnthonyMI]

how sad. I hope Stevie never smokes another cigarette because of this.

[louielouie2000]

I will go ahead and be the first person to bring up the fact that Stevie didn't make any specific mentions of a tribute album in this letter. This would have been the ideal venue for doing just that. Perhaps the folks who felt the Enquirer article was bogus were right. In any case, Stevie needs to mourn her Mother and let her family & close friends encircle her right now. That's really what's most important.

[desertangel]

Okay I'm crying and haven't even read the letter yet. Gonna go read it now.

OMG... ya, the second paragraph sounds like she's workin at keepin' it together. That second picture... awww, man. Amazing story and a familiar one where the smoking is concerned. Hope she can stay strong.

[Wing24]

Leave it to Stevie to write a beautiful letter to comfort us, her fans, during such a trying time for herself.
Once in a million years...

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by AnthonyMI

how sad. I hope Stevie never smokes another cigarette because of this.

Absolutely agree! I despise cigarettes and have lost a number of family members to both cancer and heart attacks attributed to smoking. Especially with a family history of heart disease, smoking is a recipe for disaster. Her mom's susceptibility to a lung illness like pneumonia cannot have been helped by severe emphysema. Such a shame.

Too many women look to the short-term effects (weight loss) of smoking, thinking the long-term stuff will never happen to them. Stevie, we love you. Please stop smoking!

[THINKABOUTIT]

Tears...

I sent a card 2 weeks ago...anyone else?

[Ashley]

Would someone be able to post Stevie's letter on here? I'm blind, and I use talking software for my computer, and I went to the Nicks Fix, and my computer doesn't read the letter. Very disappointed because I wanted to read this. Thanks so much.

[girlboymusic]

Originally Posted by Ashley

Would someone be able to post Stevie's letter on here? I'm blind, and I use talking software for my computer, and I went to the Nicks Fix, and my computer doesn't read the letter. Very disappointed because I wanted to read this. Thanks so much.

Ashley, I've typed out the text of the letter below. (I've removed Stevie's idiosyncratic punctuation, though, because I don't know if it will mess with your talking software.) The letter also includes two pictures of Stevie and her mom. In the first, Barbara is hugging Stevie while Stevie stands with her eyes closed and her cheek pressed against her mom's. In the second, all you can see is Stevie's back as Barbara hugs her and gives the camera a huge smile.

Now, on to the letter:

As you may know, my sweet little mother passed away on December 28th. She had pneumonia and very bad emphysema. Her doctors treated both of these conditions with everything they had, but her little body just couldn't fight anymore. She was 84 years old, and if you can possibly imagine this, she had been smoking for 70 years. If she had not had such bad emphysema, she probably would have lived to be somewhere between 90 and 100 years old, as most of the women in my family seemed to live forever.

My mother always told me that I had been on a mission to take my music and my poetry to the world since I was 4 years old. She knew how overwhelmingly proud I was of "In Your Dreams" and I know right now she is whispering in my ear: Don't give up that fight because I am gone, because I am NOT gone. I am right here with my arms around you, and you are singing to me and we are dancing.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This picture was taken by my cousin, Ed, unbeknownst to me, at Christmas in 2008. That a treasure.

There is so much more I would like to tell you about my mom, and I will, eventually, when I feel up to it. Thank you all for caring and reaching out to me. It means the world.

Stevie.

P S - Christopher and I would like to thank John, Ed, Lori, Sandy, Jessica, Arwen, Jessi, Karen, Kelly, Joan, Patrick, Minette, Linda, Grace, Coretta, Dawn, Dr. B, Corey, Vanessa, and all the doctors and nurses at the hospital. And the Nightingales for going on this most difficult journey. We will always love you.

Stevie and Chris
January 18, 2012

[jannieC]

That was really nice of you girlboymusic. I figured it needed to be retyped due to the funky font Stevie used and I hoped someone would have the time to type it out for Ashley. Thanks!

[jcfree]

That was so sweet of you girlboymusic to reprint Stevie's letter for someone to be able to hear it. You could just feel the emotion reading Stevie's words in the letter about her mom, she really does have a gift for touching people with her words! Could not help but get emotional reading Stevie's letter, my mom has COPD too from smoking for decades. The pics under the letter definately spoke of the genuine love between mother and daughter.

[Ashley]

Thank you somuch Girlboymusic for typing Stevie's letter. I really appreciate it! Stevie's letter was so touching. I was tearing up as I read it. You can just feel the love that she has for her mom. I'm sending all the prayer in the world to Stevie, Christopher, and the entire Nicks family. May God grant them strength and comfort.