MOM AND I BOTH NEED THE PRAYERS TO HELP US NOT TO LISTEN TO ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK IS RIGHT. HER AND I ARE ALWAYS HAVING A BAD TIME TRYING TO HELP ONE ANOTHER WHEN WE NEED IT FROM EACH OTHER. WE LOVE EACH OTHER VERY MUCH SO, AND WE LOVE GOD TOO. WE WANT GOD IN OUR LIVES ALL THE TIME AND GO TO CHURCH TOO, BUT MOM'S MOBILITY IS KEEPING US FROM GOING. SHE CAN'T DRIVE ANYMORE CAUSE OF HER EYE SIGHT. SHE'S TYPE 2 DIABETIC AND 70 YEARS YOUNG. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER IT WILL BE BEFORE GOD TAKES HER HOME, BUT I WANT TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH MOM AS I CAN BEFORE THAT HAPPENS. ME? I'M ALSO TYPE 2 DIABETIC AND GOING BLIND, BUT I'M NOT ON SHOTS JUST YET. I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. I'M GOING BLIND ANYWAY CAUSE OF ALL OF THE SCAR TISSUE BEHIND THE OPTIC NERVE. I WAS BORN IN 1966 2 AND A HALF MONTHS EARLY. MOM AND I ALMOST DIED WHEN SHE SAVED A 2 YEAR OLD GIRL FROM GETTING HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. FROM THE TIME I WAS BORN UNTIL I WAS A YEAR OLD, I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AND HAD AT LEAST 5 SURGERIES. I WAS THE ONLY BABY THAT SURVIVED FROM THE YELLOW MENAGITIS, AND THERE WERE 7 OF US. I HAD TO HAVE A SHUNT (METAL PLATE) IN MY BRAN TO STOP THE WATER FROM GETTING REALLY BAD. I WASN'T SUPPOSE TO SURVIVE MY CHILDHOOD, TEENS OR YOUNG ADULTHOOD. I'M 50 YEARS OLD NOW! I AM PRAISING GOD EVERY DAY FOR ME BEING ALIVE. BUT, NOW, THAT WE'RE OLDER, WE STILL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. I'VE DIED AT LEAST 6 TIMES DURING MY LIFE TIME. I DON'T WANT TO SCARE MY MOM ANYMORE! WE KNOW THAT GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF US, BUT WE'RE ONLY HUMAN.