I got a letter from my brother, , earlier. He wrote to let me know he has finally been given a discharge date. He will be home October 7, 2008! He will finally get to hold and she will get to know her uncle.

I am SO excited and happy he is finally going to have his freedom back and I can hardly wait until he gets home. I have missed him so much these past six years – while he has been locked up.

I have also been worried sick about him since everything that happened between him and the Aryan Brotherhood. There was quite a while where they were threatening to kill him and the state had to keep moving him around to different prisons to keep him safe.

I was not there for him as much as I should have been while he has been locked up, but I will be there for him when he gets out. I feel like I have to get to know my little brother all over again. I want to help him turn his life around and keep him out of trouble. I think I may let him live with me for a while so I can keep a watchful eye on him.