This article explores the technological implications of the translation of therapeutic letters to therapeutic e-mail communication. The history of letters is juxtaposed with the currency with which the written language locates itself in today's methods and patterns of communication. Implications of such a translation, inherent with gifts and limitations, all deeply embedded in a historical context, are explored. The future of therapeutic letters continues to be located in their utility and ultimately their capacity to offer healing and helpful words to families in suffering.
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