Dear Balsirow children of Aunt Ginche.

I was so sad to read about the death of your mother. I admired your mom so much. Kalmyk women of her generation certainly did not have life handed to them on a silver platter. Alexey often told me of the sacrifices that his three sisters (Nyenya, Vera, and Ginche) made so that he and Naran could go to school. And I expect that the sacrificing did not end when Ginche married and left her childhood home. Please know that I am thinking of the five of you and wishing you peace during this sad time.

- Your Aunt Nancy