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Mountaintop letter shares message of hope

Brandon Lingwall, in a wheelchair and in hospice, isn't letting his limited mobility stop him from sharing a message of positivity in a very unique way. (KPRC)

(KSL/NBC NEWS) – It has been hard to find hope and inspiration in the pandemic, but somebody might just stumble across some if the person is lucky enough to find a special letter written by a Utah man living on borrowed time.

Brandon Lingwall — who has multiple sclerosis, is in a wheelchair and is on hospice — says he figured he wasn’t the only one who could use a little positivity.

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“Times right now are just horrible,” Lingwall says. “It’s like everything is just sad and people don’t need that. They need uplifting now, so that was kind of my intention — just to at least make some people happy.”

An idea came to him after a social worker connected to the hospice company suggested he write his personal story.

They soon came up with a plan for Lingwall to pen a letter and the social worker and her friends would hike it up to one of Lingwall’s favorite places — Sunset Peak near Brighton Ski Resort — and leave it for others to find.

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