She avoids interferring and you have to pry advice out of her. She helps her alcoholic brother and is the family rock. I love and admire her more than anyone else in the world. Sheryn and I appreciate her and plan never to let that happen. The long waited for point here is that with love all things are possible.
Nothing matters as much as caring for each other.
Today, kids like Christopher have so many advantages that were not available, or those that were available were not made known to Mom Altes. Christopher is happy and healthy and may live longer than any of us. His disfigurement is grotesque, but he is beautiful. His smile makes my day. Anyone facing a decision, about institutionalizing a relative, needs to understand that home care is possible.