microkid related post

<?php $related_posts = MRP_get_related_posts( $post->ID );
             if(!empty($related_posts)) {
             foreach($related_posts as $key => $value) {
             $related_post = get_post($key);

	     echo "<div class='pic_column'>";
	     echo "<img src='";
		echo p75GetThumbnail($related_post->ID);
		echo "' />";
		echo "</div>";
		echo "<h6>";
		echo "$related_post->post_title";
		echo "</h6>";
		echo "<p>";
		echo the_excerpt($related_post->ID);
		echo "</p>";

                }
                }?>

im using this code..i can get the thumbnail but for execrpt still not working..
any help? thanks

the exercpt still show the main post’s excerpt..not the related one
can anyone tell me to fix this..

thanks in advance

anyone..? thanks

OK got it..

<?php $related_posts = MRP_get_related_posts( $post->ID );
                   if(!empty($related_posts)) {
				   foreach($related_posts as $key => $value) {
				   $related_post = get_post($key);$category = get_the_category() ;
				   $category = get_the_category($related_post->ID);
						echo $category[0]->cat_name;
						echo "<div class='pic_column'>";
						echo "<a href='";
						echo get_permalink($related_post->ID);
						echo "'><img src='";
						echo p75GetThumbnail($related_post->ID);
						echo "' /></a>";
						echo "</div>";
						echo "<h6>";
						echo "$related_post->post_title";
						echo "</h6>";
						echo "<p>";
						echo "$related_post->post_content";
						echo "</p>";
					}
					}?>