MY HEART CRIES OUT TO ALL OF THE STORIES THAT ARE POSTED UP HERE ON THIS SITE. I HAVE READ ALL OF THEM AND IT SADDENS ME TO KNOW HOW MUCH BURDEN, OUR YOUTH HAS TO CARRY. AS I WAS GROWING UP IN THE 80'S, I DON'T REMEMBER EVER DEALING WITH SUCH HORRIFIC TRAGEDIES. HEARTS WERE NOT THAT COLD! I REALLY FEEL SORRY FOR OUR FUTURE! MARIO, TO BE HONEST, BECAUSE OF OUR AGE DIFFERENCE, I WAS NEVER A BIG FAN OF YOURS, UNTIL I SEEN YOUR MTV DOCUMENTARY. YOU HAVE EARNED A NEW RESPECT FROM ME AS A ARTIST AND A SON! I AM A MOTHER OF A 3YEAR OLD AND I WAS JUST FLOORED ON HOW MUCH YOU CARED ENOUGH OF YOUR MOTHER TO WANT TO HELP HER, INSTEAD OF LETTING HER FALL BY THE WAYSIDE. I KNOW THAT THERE IS MORE THAT WE DIDN'T SEE, BECAUSE WHEN YOU READ THE LETTER, YOU SAID," THIS IS COMING FORM ME!" THEN I JUST WANTED TO DIE, WHEN SHE ASKED FOR MONEY TO GET THAT LAST HIT. SHE REALLY PUT YOU BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE! MARIO, YOU SAID,"YOU WILL NOT LOVE YOUR MOTHER TO DEATH" SO THAT MEANS NOW YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO SAY "NO!" EVEN TO YOUR MOTHER!! MY GRANDMOTHER SMOKES ABOUT A PACK A DAY OF CIGERETTS. WHEN SHE NEEDS ME TO GO TO THE STORE, I REFUSE TO BUY HER CIGERETTS, BECAUSE IF SOMETHING EVER HAPPENS TO HER, I DO NOT WANT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRIBUTING TO HER ILLNESS OR DEATH!! MARIO, I WILL KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN MY PRAYERS AS WELL AS ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL SITUATION!! MAY GOD BE WITH YOU!! PEACE