Do you have a person in your life that you would do anything for? For some people it's a significant other, a parent, or teacher. For me, it is my 24 year old sister, Christina. I remember the day my parents told me that I was going to be a big sister. I was instantly obsessed with Christina. She became my best friend even before she was born.
Growing up, Christina and I were extremely close. We would never do something without the other sister being included. During the summer of her senior year of college, my family and I felt something was off with Christina's walking. We would just tease her that her one leg was longer than the other, however, after a huge fall, we knew it was something greater. The day we found out she was diagnosed with Friedrich's Ataxia, a life shortening neurological disease, I spent all night crying to my mother, "How will we get through this? How can I be strong for her? What can I do?"