Nicole , 11 , of New York , started writing to Norman , 61 , of Texas , in 1996 . It was a class assignment to correspond with a pen pal , but they kept going . Norman , now two , has Parkinson 's Disease and can no longer write . Nicole decided to travel the 1,600 miles to finally meet him .
Nicole , 11 , of New York , started writing to Norman , 61 , of Texas , in 1996 . It was a class assignment to correspond with a pen pal , but they kept going . Norman , now almost 80 , has Parkinson 's Disease and can no longer write . Nicole decided to travel the 1,600 miles to finally meet him .