Dear Tyra,
I am writing to you, for help for college in the near future. I am 16, and in foster care. I came into foster care last year in October, 2008. I used to live with my uncle, and he kicked my little sisters and I out, and kept the money he was getting from the state. The reason I had to live with him; my mother died May 26, 2007. She left nothing, so now I don't really have a way to college because I do not have any scholarships or family members for help, and my caseworker said the state cannot help with this. I am an aspiring Dental Assistant/Hygenist. In which I really need college to get anywhere in this, and I really hope you can help.
Thanks so much.
Sincerely,
Jessica

Hi, my name is Koretta Goshay and i'm writting you to inform you on our up coming event which you yourself have inspired us to have. This particular event is called the Russell County's Next Top Model. In which we hosted last year and was an very bib succes. We decided to host this event because we need some ideas on raising money and informing people of our new organization. in which is Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). This is an organization which prepares young adults like me who are dedicated to the healthcare field the ropes with hands on task. And i'm proud to saay that because of this particular organization I have completed 2 major college couarses in which one is Long-Term Nursing Assistant in which i'm currently awaiting to test for my name to be placed on the Nurses Registery list so I will be an official nursing assiatant while still in high school (senior)I will be making at least 14 to 19 dollars an our to me this is an major succes.However enough about me well any way this particular idea about the show came up while we were doing our usual clinical rotation and me and my teacher was talking about doing acual modeling show at our local mall which was sponsored by a local organization called Model Production and how challenging and fun it was. Then the conversation countiued until we got to talking about the Next Top Mode and how much my teacher and her daughter just admire that show. So we all put our brains together and thought " hum" this will be graet for an show this can get girls and boys more involved in after school and in school activities and can also be a way to get our name out and fulfil our goals in rasing neccecary money we need so our progarm can be an succes. So we got many ideas of the show and acculay watched your show for tips and we tryed and tryed to contact you and became some what sussesful anyway to talk to one of your show advisors. But this time we would realy want you to try to fit us in your schedule and come out to suport us. All the money we rasise goes to our organization and our special educational commitee. so we really would appreciated it thats why we are giving you a 3 months notice. If you can't attend we only ask of you to send us something or either tips that will be helpful to us and will will graetly appriciated it. Bye have to go, by the way i'm my schools hosa reporter so if you can contact me because is is my job to report the news.

dear tyra,
i loveee your show! i think a great idea for your social experiment for your show would be to go back to highschool. Dress up like a teenager and go back and see how hard it really is.

I want to know is there is health disparties when it come to the people color. The reason why I ask is because I watch my mother die because she did not receive the care she should had in Dedham, Mass.

I want to do you think there is race disparity when it come to healthcare we receive as a people. ON 01/06/05 I lost my mother and I feel that it could had prevented,during the time it happen there were three adults and four children present this took place in Dedham, Mass. I know it has been three years going on four years.

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Hi Tyra, My name is Grasetta Robinson and I have an idea for your show. Because of the new upcoming election has caused a lot of controversy I thought you should have a show on how the election has caused conflicts in different families. For instance, hard core Republicans who's children are voting for OBAMA because they are advocates of change. Hope you like it. Have a great day..and (keep it real and stay on the chill)))lol

Hi tyra my name is Priscilla Bay Vela i am 20 years old going on 21 i am married,my husbands name is jason and we have an almost 2 year old daughter ,we have seen almost all of ur shows and we think u send out a good message..Well the reason im writing to u is because i have been in love with jay hernandez (actor)since forever and i see how alot of other celebrities are always on shows and i have never seen him on any so i thought now would be a great time to ask u for what im about to ask since he should be promoting his movie quarintine i wish and hope that one day i get to see him face to face my husband says thats what i need to get over him.I know u have many people asking u for favors like this but i really believe i deserve this the reason being that i used to work 12 to 13 hours a day at valley baptist medical center in brownsville texas and was getting paid 6.55 an hour i used to be a nutrition attendent all of the patients loved me ..i always had a smile even on my bad days..so it would really mean alot to me to be on ur show even if its just for a makeover .oh and i always try to make my husband look like him..haha...love ya

dear trya i am a young man who lives in baltimore md who is realley trying to stay on the right path in life but its hard for me some times. I love fashion and i realley trying hard to make things happen for me and my aunt i make over peoples shoes and my aunt has a model company that is christan based and we realley are trying to let the world know that you dont have to live your life how some one else wants you to and you can be your self and you can mae your dreams come true i have people tell me all the time let ur dream go about being a shoedesigner go but i know that i can and i will make it some day can u please help me thanks

DEAR TYRA,

MY NAME IS MARNIESHA AND IM 14 YEARS OLD,AN I LOVE YOUR SHOW AMERICA NEXT TOP MODEL AND I WAS THINKING THAT IF U THOUGHT IT WAS OK TO HAVE AN AMERICA NEXT TOP MODEL FOR KIDS THAT ARE MY AGE,BECOUSE I ALWAYS WONTED TO BE A MODEL BUT NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO GO OUT FOR MY DREAM.AND I HOPE I GET THIS CHANCE TO COME OUT ON YOUR SHOW AND TALK ABOUT IT

THANK YOU SO MUCH

LOVE,MARNIESHA

Hi Tyra my name is jessica i just wanted to tell u that i love ur show and that u are so pretty but im writting to u because i dont have nobody to talk to and i really need to talk to someone and i hope u could help me see is that i had a boy friend named favian we lived together for 3 months and going out 1 year but the problem is thtat hes so agresive when hes drunk at that time when we were going out he triyed to kill me 3 times and yes i forgave him for what he did but on july 23 of 2008 he trieyed to do the samething to me that day he did hurt me alot thast same day he decided to rape me and he did my parents dont know what had happened to me yet and im not gonna tell them i told the police not to say anithing and they said its ok but i know that ur gonna think that im crazy of what im about to tell u ever since they took him to jail my life has beign so sad im sick i have lupus ,had 1 zeisure, high blood pressure, and the last one my two kidneys are not working right and my doctors are gonna get me o dialysis im a little scared but what i wonna ask u is to help me im really in love with favian i dont wonna loose him hes a really nice person when hes not drunk what i think is that he needs help so that he coul stop drinking and be a happy person he was always helping me out taking care of me and i need an answer a wonna let him free he has cour this month and i was wondering if i could drop the case because i really love him i know he did wrong but i dont want him to be in jail all heslife or 30 years hes mom wants him back shes worried about him i dont know what to tell her i want him out tyra can u please tell me or give me an advice please dont tell nobody i really feel like my worls gonna end if i dont see him again i wonna spend the rest of my life with him please help me how can drop his cASE so he coul be free thanx tyra love jessica im24 years old

Hi Tyra my name is jessica i just wanted to tell u that i love ur show and that u are so pretty but im writting to u because i dont have nobody to talk to and i really need to talk to someone and i hope u could help me see is that i had a boy friend named favian we lived together for 3 months and going out 1 year but the problem is thtat hes so agresive when hes drunk at that time when we were going out he triyed to kill me 3 times and yes i forgave him for what he did but on july 23 of 2008 he trieyed to do the samething to me that day he did hurt me alot thast same day he decided to rape me and he did my parents dont know what had happened to me yet and im not gonna tell them i told the police not to say anithing and they said its ok but i know that ur gonna think that im crazy of what im about to tell u ever since they took him to jail my life has beign so sad im sick i have lupus ,had 1 zeisure, high blood pressure, and the last one my two kidneys are not working right and my doctors are gonna get me o dialysis im a little scared but what i wonna ask u is to help me im really in love with favian i dont wonna loose him hes a really nice person when hes not drunk what i think is that he needs help so that he coul stop drinking and be a happy person he was always helping me out taking care of me and i need an answer a wonna let him free he has cour this month and i was wondering if i could drop the case because i really love him i know he did wrong but i dont want him to be in jail all heslife or 30 years hes mom wants him back shes worried about him i dont know what to tell her i want him out tyra can u please tell me or give me an advice please dont tell nobody i really feel like my worls gonna end if i dont see him again i wonna spend the rest of my life with him please help me how can drop his cASE so he coul be free thanx tyra love jessica

I know that there are plenty of people deserving of a chance at happiness and a better life. I know that this may not even reach you; but I pray that it will.
I am a student at Newport High School in Newport Oregon. I'm involved with this club called the Invisible Children. Not many people here in the united states are aware of this wonderful program.
This program is to help fund the many children in Uganada Africa. They are kidnapped and made to fight and kill in this ongoing war. The war has been going on for about 23 years now and it's not getting any better for these kids. We are trying to plan some fundraisers to not only raise awareness, but money for the foundation as well.
I guess what I am truly asking is not for me;but for those children who sleep in bus parks, sleep underground and in hospital's nightly because they are too afraid to go home. The stories you hear will break your heart and make you really think. So, I ask kindly do it not for me; but for them. They need help.
I guess what I'm asking for is just a minute of your time to recognize this and help out this school a little to get us started.

Thank you much,
Kelli

Hi there Tyra,I love your show and your confidence and how you help people all over the World. Well,my thought on this issue is that our senior citizens that are placed in nursing homes are not treated right. They are overdosed,just to keep them calm, so they do not have to be bothered with. My Uncle is now in a Nursing home and right away was overdosed. My Mother-in-law to be was taken to the hospital and Dr. Wong had overdosed My fiance,s Mother, and even admitted it.I would not have brought up his name if he had not admitted it to us.They just assume if they are old they have no chance of The Life they had lived before. If they would stop all this over medication,they may find the right dianosis. My dad was having problems 15 years ago of severe pain in his neck, could not stay awake. Could not talk,we fed him by hand and tried to get some food down him. Then i had to start using a straw. All of us kids were dumb founded because he has always been so active. Took him to the emergency room. The Dr,his Dr. pumped him with so much morpine that he was seeing things and no longer knew what was real or what was not.My Sister was so upset,she took him out of the hospital and brought him home so the drugs would finally leave his body. When she got him home ,he was trying to find the steering wheel on his couch and was moving it.At 84 pounds. I was so scared i called his Dr. and told him i could not get my Dad to eat. And all he had to say,was well if your Sister would have not taken him out of the hospital that at least he was eating. Yes he was,but did not know what he was eating. My Youngest Brother study the medical books over and over til he decided it could be spinal menegitus. I asked Dad,s Dr. about this ,and he became very defensive and said he had ruled out in a very mean voice. Then we had to take Dad back to Er,where thank God Dad,s Dr. was not on call, but another Dr. was. He asked if there had been a spinal tap and no,he checked the records and soon as he got the results,he had a an ambulance there fast to get my Dad to Cleveland Clinic,which when i got there,i spoke to 3 Dr,s who said that Dad was on Deaths Door when he arrived. My Dad spent 4 and a half months there and the went through rehab.The Dr,s there were amazed because it had went so long that they knew this had to be a Miracle. My Dad is still with us today and we are so Blessed to have him here with us. His Dr,in our home town had said just depression from losing our Mother,and then he changed it to His RA. I would hope that you would put this on your show,so people know that there Loved ones do not have to leave ealier then they have to. My Dad again has been here with us 15 years and has got to see his Great Granchildren,watched them play football,basketball,held them in his crippled arms.My Dad is a Amazing Man,and believe me there are so many more senior citizens out there out there that is jus as amazing. I just hope they have the family there to stop this overdosing of drugs,that makes it so hard to come out of it. So Please Family,s Stand up for your Loved ones and never, never stop!! Please let People know never give up on their Loved ones no matter what. Study and never stop studying. Our Loved ones can live productive Lives. My Dad is living proof and so is my Mother-in-law to be. She is now home and that is my wish that if you are able to be Home ,you should be. Thank you my Dear Tyra for your time.

Hi Tyra,
I do not know if my prior message was posted, but here goes. I am posting this message because of my daughter Philana who is 6'1' and drop dead georgeous. I feel that she does nothing with herself, she does not know how beautiful she is and her potential to become a model. She adores you and wants very much to be on your show. Can you help me with her.

I live in Albany, New York and my daughter lives back home in The Bahamas. She is 29 years old and the mother of three beautiful boys.

By the way I think that you are doing wonderful things for the women of the world. You are the epitomy of the saying "Beauty And Brains"

Phillamena

tyra
i like your show and i was wondering if you could pop the question how many people think being pregnant is okay?...i ask you this because the statistics show out of every 1000 people between the ages of 14-19 in amarica 147 of those 1000 are pregnant and 200 of the 1000 people were pregnant and had an abortion or had a miscarrage this is a shocking number and i want ot know if you think these numbers are reasonable to live with and if you ask the question on your show just see how many of these amaricas agree or disagree with the numbers the statics show
thank you kaitlin

I wish so badly that you have a show about the everyday life of an average person. who cares about fashion, and who's wearing what. You should do a show on role models. My role model is my mother who has over come a bad childhood, moved out lived on her own never moved back in with her parents had three children and a husband dying of cancer(my dad was afraid of hospitals so my mom took care of him at home and I was a baby and my two brothers were like three and seven. the things my mom went threw working and taking care of my dad. I dont know anyone who thinks like her and acts like her.She never goes to bars, she and my dad(yes i call him dad because he is the best step dad in the world) have never had a honeymoon. they never reward themselves for all the good they have done. they never went in debt, and they drive old vehicles. they have never gotten a speeding ticket. my sister and I put them threw hell. I stole money from them, my sister ran away, my dad got kicked out of his own house because of what my sister put them threw. we have changed now, im a full time college student, and i work fulltime. i want my parents to know how much they impacted my life and they deserve the world. Im lucky to have them as parents, and i wish i could do something nice for them to make up for all the hell i put them threw.

I wish so badly that you have a show about the everyday life of an average person. who cares about fashion, and who's wearing what. You should do a show on role models. My role model is my mother who has over come a bad childhood, moved out lived on her own never moved back in with her parents had three children and a husband dying of cancer(my dad was afraid of hospitals so my mom took care of him at home and I was a baby and my two brothers were like three and seven. the things my mom went threw working and taking care of my dad. I dont know anyone who thinks like her and acts like her.She never goes to bars, she and my dad(yes i call him dad because he is the best step dad in the world) have never had a honeymoon. they never reward themselves for all the good they have done. they never went in debt, and they drive old vehicles. they have never gotten a speeding ticket. my sister and I put them threw hell. I stole money from them, my sister ran away, my dad got kicked out of his own house because of what my sister put them threw. we have changed now, im a full time college student, and i work fulltime. i want my parents to know how much they impacted my life and they deserve the world. Im lucky to have them as parents, and i wish i could do something nice for them to make up for all the hell i put them threw.

Hi tyra my name is rodney john hendricks my fiance's name is jenny we watch your show alot she loves it are parents are broke so were both working to save for her dream wedding witch is her dream i really want to take her on your show and ask her to marry me please tyra she is a great women we both have had a hard child we were love at first sight she is my sole mate i wnt to give make all her dreams come true 801-773-3832 my cell phone is off right now but if you can please contact me thank you so much tyra

I watch your show alot and one of things you and other interviewers do is ask a question of a guest and then interrupt them. Rude! Let people answer the questions that you ask. Don't believe me watch your own show.
Let people answer the questions.

Hello Tyra
I've been watching your show. I thought of an idea for your show, Hero's in your life. I have a fiance that i have been with for two years. When i meet him he told me had a liver transplant at the age of 27. No reason it just failed on him, his not a drinker nor a smoker. It took him 2 years to ask me to marry him, which he proposed in january. Then tables turn and he got sick again. He has been in and out of the hospital since febuary and has been in for 2 months now. August 7 2008 he got a liver and kidney transplant. The kidney didnt take so now his twin will have to donate. The hospital that he is in is the university of maryland and they have been taking wonderful care of him. he is still very sick and in the ICU now. In all i had to move in with him to help pay his bill, and he lost his job. I have been back and forth to work and the hospital every day. I want to give him something to lift his spirits when he gets home. The rason for this is cause he is a wonderfull man any one who has meet him knows this well. He has always wanted to do everything for me and this time i want to do something for him. This is where you take place he loves the saints. he plays on the fantisy league and watches all the games. maybe some tickets or to be able to meet them. Even helping us with our wedding. i would also like to reconise his twin for going through all of this and still being a good police officer, he likes the bears. Thank you for listening. Take care and god bless

Dear Tyra,
We are Phi Eta Psi, a local sorority located at State University at Geneseo, NY. In that respect, we are a family. We are deeply in need of a makeover. Though not related by blood, it is our struggles, trials, and tribulations that have bonded us as sisters and as a family. With that being said, we are deeply in need. As members of a Greek organization, we vowed to love one another, support one another, and positively impact the community around us. Combined with the struggles that we have faced personally and as an organization, we have found ourselves face to face with a struggle to not only save our sorority, but to save our spirits. Our sorority house is a shining representation of the struggles that we face. Located on the lower end of campus, our house is overgrown, over cluttered, and horribly maintained. Broken windows and missing floor boards decorate the outside of our rented house, poorly maintained by our landlord. The sisters living in the house constantly struggle to pay the high cost of rent, bills, and dues. In return, the paneling of our house is cracked and deteriorating, and the walls of the house are made from makeshift pieces of ply wood, leaving gaps. Holes in the basement and countless broken windows give local animals a hideaway, in that respect, we are contributing to the wellness of our community. (Hey, since they're in our house, they won’t be in yours!) Our house is where all of our most sacred rituals take place; it is how we recruit new members, and it is meant to be a sanctuary for our sisters. Instead, it is an eye sore to say the least. We are located on the local street where the fraternities live, and our lawn is decorated with empty and broken bottles. Sleep comes seldom, due to the constant noise radiating from the active street. Dizzy college students help themselves onto the property and break our windows, banister, and make a ruin of all the things we are responsible for on the lease. Academics are affected because of the constant distraction, and our morale is dwindling away.
All attempts made to beautify the house have been in vain, because of the rowdy nature of those who inhabit the area. The house is unsafe and unsecure, and had been broken into by partiers looking for a souvenir from our organization. All of our books, composites, décor, photo albums and all other sorority memorabilia are under constant threat of theft. Some sisters who had lived in the house had to leave after only two months. We are in need of a home for a family, not just simply a house. A home indicates prosperity, positive energy, and love. Finding this would inspire us and give us new life.
We are the smallest sorority on campus, and struggle continuously to afford the necessities. We can barely buy our yearly composite, which is a staple for every organization. In addition to this, we are made up almost entirely of minority students. On a predominantly white campus, we fight against many stereotypes. We represent women, minorities, Greek life, etc. We are a representation of so much more than people can first perceive, and our short comings are interpreted not only as a failure on our part, but on the part of the Greek community, the minority community, and females. Judged by strict standards on a less than diverse campus, we find ourselves becoming uninspired by the plight that we face. There are problems within our sorority as well. We have many sisters facing personal dilemmas. A few examples include one sister who had to leave for over a year because of her ongoing and brave battle against depression. Another sister has been recently inspired to speak against drinking recklessly after being sexually assaulted by an acquaintance. We have sisters who have their permanent families overseas, and we have sisters with fiancés serving valiantly in Iraq. Some of our sisters come from communities that look at college as a luxury, and don’t fully support or understand the drive for higher education. Some sisters have had immense academic problems, in addition to financial problems, and are in danger of returning to the neighborhoods that hindered their success. We are being torn down by issues but being made stronger each step of the way by banding together and fighting through adversity. Personal problems have been hurting our ability to keep positive and work coherently towards a better tomorrow for our sorority. We pride ourselves on our ability to still give back to our community. We commute 30 minutes at least once each week and read to under privileged children in a women’s shelter. We have only seven sisters in our organization, and struggle with paying for gas and donating to other charitable causes. While other organizations donate to walks and have matching shirts with catchy slogans, we donate every penny that we have out of pocket, and try to match the color of our shirts. We find that although it is a struggle to attend all the volunteer events, we still do everything that we can to contribute to our community, keeping the interest of those who are truly in need at heart.
We fund our organization entirely out of pocket, making personal sacrifices. On occasion we have sacrificed a trip to the supermarket so that we could donate our money to organizations that support cancer research, lupus research, and other distinguished organizations. This past semester we found ourselves unable to attend the March of Dimes and asthma walks in Rochester, although we had planned for months. We could not afford gas money to go nor could we afford to give any donation. We were embarrassed by our inability to attend, and again, because we represent so much more than just Greek life; it was a failure in the eyes of all others.
Our sisters are extremely bright individuals, who are very creative and positive. We have many ideas that would benefit not only the students on our campus but the community around us. Recently, we have developed an innovative idea that would distinguish us from all other Greek organizations on campus. We would like to develop a yearly scholarship for incoming females, based on academic excellence and community service. This would not only benefit the interest in being active in the Greek community, but it would also help the recipient by relieving an immense financial burden. In addition to the scholarship, the sisters would like to save money to donate to a Catholic Church so that they may aid in the building of a women’s school in Tanzania. Unfortunately, we are unable to pay this out of our pocket and have not been successful in finding sponsors to help with these ideas.
It is hard to stay positive, be successful, be happy, and most of all to recruit. It is hard to attract new members because our struggles are so evident to those around us. Our organization was founded only fourteen years ago, but we believe so strongly in the moral principles upon which we were founded. We do not want to be the end of something so beautiful, and something that so many people before us have contributed to. We all know that we can prosper; there is endless potential within us as an organization and as people. We are all wholeheartedly dedicated to the revival of our organization. A revival is exactly what we need; we need new hope and new inspiration. Next year is our fifteenth anniversary and we are struggling to plan, present, fund, and manage it. There is an endless list of responsibilities that lie on our shoulders. To our sisters, we view our 15th anniversary as the turning point in either our extinction as an organization or its rebirth. It is hard to imagine how our sisterhood will be able to provide financially for the anniversary and to transform our dismal house into something that we can truly be proud of.
Please come and help us, we are truly in need of assistance. Any help would relieve our plight immensely, and you would truly be helping a family in need. We ask for help but we are unsure of what would remedy our situation. It feels as if we are drowning, and we don’t know what we need but all we know is that we need help. Through your support, we can better ourselves and our community. It is a benefit not only to us, but to all those whom we impact daily. Our struggles go far beyond a simple struggling organization; we represent women and minorities everywhere. Anything would not only help, but inspire. We ask sincerely for anything possible. You will forever be in our thoughts and prayers only for your consideration. God Bless.
Love, The Phetas.

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