Helen,

I hope I don't sound too trite or patronizing but my heart goes out to you. I wish I could come over there myself and help you.

My grandfather was the branch manager in London for the Mainichi News, the largest paper in Japan just before the war. I saw a picture of Sir Winston Churchill holding my uncle as a baby in his arms by a fountain that I believe was in front or down the street from Westminster Abby. Because of his friendship with Churchill, he had to return to Japan when the war started and eventually died in the Phillipines just after the war ended.

Maybe I need a trip over there to seek my roots and help a friend. How long is the flight?

Ed cool

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