IPad Email Draft "saved" but Draft Box is "ghosted"!!!

Hello Apple Peeps:
My problem is, I replied to an email, (a long reply no less, I am unable to not be long winded), and when I went back to finish the email and send it, the drafts folder is "ghosted" (light gray instead of the solid black font), even though it is showing a total of 3 saved email drafts. How in creation am I supposed to open a ghosted folder? What gives? I really hate to have to retype the whole dang thing.... what a waste of time! I spent hours creating this beautiful reply!

Please repost this into the appropriate forum. This forum is for the Numbers spreadsheet app, not mail. you will get faster responses from people answering in that forum most likely.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1365
Jason

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