"Sweetheart Come"

In honor of Valentine's Day I wanted to share a tragic love letter my sister Mary Kate sent me.

In 1909, there was a wife and mother of two that was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Her name was Emma. When her illness was presumed terminal, she was sent away to Wiesloch asylum where she stayed until her death 11 years later. The eerie part of this story is that her husband's name was Mark. After her death, a collection of unsent love letters was found. Most were illegible with her repetitive and overlapping script, but what can be made out is this:

 "Herzensschatzi komm" and "komm komm komm." 

"Sweetheart come. Come, come, come."

For eleven years she wrote and waited for her sweetheart. These are much more extreme circumstances than our Mark and Emma love story. However, I can imagine how sad and lonely she felt.

Happy Valentines Day. I'm so thankful for my sweetheart and Valentine. Even though we are apart, he has already made me feel so loved today.





 



 

A love letter from Mark to Dagny was delivered to work with flowers today. 

"To my beautiful baby girl! Dagny you are perfect and will grow up to change the world! I can't wait to hold you and see you smile. Love, Daddy."

I pray one day she finds a husband as wonderful as mine. Good luck boys.