A Friend Beyond Meaning

I'm writing this letter of thanks to one woman in Torrington who's a friend, a mother, a neighbor, and a great support. This woman's name is Joyce Bisciotti. From the first day that we met she's given me the best gift that anyone could ever give—she's given me friendship, she's given me love and support, and she's given me the chance to realize that life's difficult but definitely possible. She’s helped me understand that being different is not a crime or bad, but a gift that remains unknown. She taught me that our society makes its mistakes and has its downfalls, but that nevertheless we're all on this earth to complete a task—and that task is to live life with great joy and to forgive, but not forget, the wrongs of others as we just do our best to be good citizens.

In the last four and a half months that we've known each other, I've become very close to my beloved friend. She's the kind of person that you look forward to seeing every day. She's the woman you see walking the streets with the courage to succeed, with a smile as bright as the sun—that's my friend, Joyce Bisciotti—the wind beneath my wings. Thank you for being a part of my world.