James Wiitamaki wanted some letters. He got some letters

An update now on James Wiitamaki, the man with cancer who took out an ad in a local newspaper asking for cards and letters at the VA hospital in St. Cloud, Minn.

It’s working.

Photo: Mychal Vlatkovich Courtesy of Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office

Becky Wegscheid, James Wiitamaki’s great niece, showed up to bring one more letter for the pile today.

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Wegscheid works as an intern in Klobuchar’s office.

Another great-niece, Brenna Glodowski, got things rolling when she posted a copy of the newspaper ad on Facebook and asked it be passed around. Perhaps that worked too well. The original Facebook post and her account appear to have been deleted.