Still, even though she and as a result, all of us, her family, have been through so much. This is during year 2002. Six months passed and she was still alive and gave. No parents were dying then. Years passed, more health that she was followed. But she was never on her deathbed. Very sick, yes, but very much alive. As months and years passed by and she continued to struggle with her health, my anxieties around her health grew