By David Lohr

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Eric's family has never wavered in their support, and they have taken their fight to the Internet.  In addition to the website mentioned in their statement, his family has also launched a second website on MySpace.com to draw attention to his case.  His lawyers have already started the appeal process; however, in Nicaragua, there is no set time at which the Appellate Court must reply.

Eric Volz

On April 17, Eric's family posted a message from him to their website.  Some excerpts from that message are reprinted here:

"Today is my day to go out in to the yard. It's called "el patio sol" here.  The yard is a dirt square a little bigger than a basketball court.  They give me two hours alone, so I usually jog the perimeter for an hour and stretch and do pull-ups on the fence for the other hour.  I calculated this morning that since my arrest in Nov. 2006, I've been outside for more than 15 minutes only 12 times, with the maximum being 3 hours.

Eric has been an active rock climber

"At times, the despair is so overwhelming that there are no words.  There is pain so deep it does not have a name, and the fear is so powerful we cannot paint his face.  Yet, as a result of those who love and support me, I see beauty above it all.  I am holding firm, for I know that I'm not meant to stay here and a great adventure lies ahead.  I'm writing.  I have documented as much as possible.  I have filled many journals and look forward to the day when I can share the details.

"What a story it is!  A story of injustice, of danger, of near death experiences, of courage, of moral strength, of hate, of corruption, of romance, of guns, of politics, of media, of death, of collective energy, of spiritual pilgrimage, of love, of faith and of the creator filling the hearts of ordinary people with the energy, wisdom and might to do extraordinary things that, without his help, would be completely out of our mortal grasp.  Perhaps most intense for me is that it is not over yet.

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