Dear Alex,
I didn't really think life could get much tougher after my last letter but it seems like God has other plans for me and my family. I woke up this morning and soon realized I was unable to move any part of the lower half of my body. I immediately went back to sleep hoping that I was in some horrible dream that I would soon wake up from. I woke up only to see my landlord standing over me screaming at my mother. Apparently I had slept through the entire day and he was threatening to take away a weeks worth of my pay. He forced my mother into the fields to complete my work for that day and I knew that if she was made to do this for too long she too would soon collapse of exhaustion and fatigue.
From my position in my bed I can see my father's head in the adjoining bedroom. Both of us are now out of commission and I wonder if our illnesses could be related. I haven no way to get to the doctor without being able to move my legs and have no idea when my condition might improve. My mother already has so much work taking care of my father, I have no idea what adding me to her plate might do, especially if she has to continue to work in the fields in place of myself.
Cousin I desperately ask again for financial assistance. I do not know if my family is going to make it through the coming summer months and I really don't see a way out of this in its present state. I am sorry for a shorter letter this time I just dont have much I can talk about in my present state. Please do send aid cousin or I fear I will be out on the streets the next time you hear from me.
Sincerely, Cousin Conor
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