Mira's Writing Team - October 2026

Write to Mira.

Age: Teenager (16-20)
Requested by: Sister
Location: Switzerland
Topic: Health 

What’s going on? Mira is my beloved older sister. Though she is older, she only just learned how to read — and that alone speaks volumes about her determination. Mira has a condition called Feingold Syndrome and is severely handicapped- body and mental. When she was born, doctors said she would not make it past the age of three. She is now 16, and she fought every single day to get here. She can barely walk, but she still stands up every morning and trains with her walking aid — because that is just who she is. She is also deaf and mute, which would mean I could sign the letters to her myself, so that she can feel every single word. In May, we found out that her one remaining kidney is no longer functioning well. And yet, she keeps going. Mira has never received a letter. She deserves to be seen, to be celebrated, to know that people she has never met are thinking of her and rooting for her. Please help me show her that the world is full of kindness.

What do you love most about this girl? She is the strongest person I have ever known. She fought like a warrior through every single operation, survived every one of them, and rolled herself through hospital corridors in pain — in her blue wheelchair with dolphins on it, because she wanted the one the boys had, not the princess one. That is Mira.

She loves dogs more than almost anything in this world — probably more than she loves me, and I say that with the biggest smile. She loves animals, paintings, and nature in all its forms.

She makes me want to live. She is my sunshine.

Write your letter and get it in the mail within one week to The Letter Project at P.O. Box 218, Kingsville, MO 64061. We’ll take it from there! You can place multiple letters in one envelope, as long as each letter/card clearly identifies the letter recipient.

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