My Name is John Merrick...

I am overjoyed that I am able to live in the London hospital. I can not believe that Dr. Treves would be so kind as to make it possible for me to have somewhere to permanently stay. All of the people at the hospital are kind to me for the most part and I find that I can call myself happy for once. A lot of people still look at me like I'm some kind of abomination, but it's fine as long as I know I'm a regular human being. I thought that everyone was interested in me because of my incurable curse, but thanks to Dr. Treves I feel as though people look at me with admiration. I've always wondered what it would be like to have friends and now I'm well aware of what it's like. I don't know why the doctor wants to help me out, but frankly, I don't mind either way. I'm glad that someone cares enough to wish me the best, even if they are doing it for personal reasons. Sometimes at night I get really lonely and think of my mother. I also wonder things like who my father is. I hope my father was a good man, just like Dr. Treves. Dr. Treves is the closest thing to a friend and a father that I'll get and because of that I have never been happier. I wish I could muster up the nerve to tell him I'd never forget him.