She does not have a view like you or I -- she only sees straight in front of her, not above or below. While I was visiting her this year, I noticed she had some problems with her eyes and had problems falling over me. This morning when I got this news, I was really hurt, imagining how life would be for a kid this small, already not knowing much and learning new things each and every day. When she wakes up she cries for her mom... what happens now when she can't see her? How will they develop a motherly touch?

I don't see my cousin much because we don't live in the same country, but here I go with my story...

As we all go through our lives we face many challenges. Some of us are more fortunate than others, and some of us have lost many. We seem to forget about other people's troubles and find our own small problems, like our appearance. For instance, I for one have small zits that I realize now you can't really see, and I had been complaining about that... now I see what other people have to deal with. It's not just going blind, there are many other situations. Have you heard the story on the news saying 57 people were killed on a Ferris Wheel? Or other deaths and disasters at various activities. Many of us say "that won't happen to us". Well, THIS happened to my little cousin. Do you know how painful it is to know someone that will go blind in their near future and have no way of helping them? It's an ordeal that will change your life, and change your views on things.

I never thought this would happen to anyone I knew, but it did. I am not saying that people who are blind can not succeed. What I'm trying to do is let everyone know that this CAN happen to you or anyone you may know. As humans we try and prevent ourselves from crying when things like this happen, we hold it in, tearing at ourselves, but why? Your tears show you care, how you feel. Why I brought this up was because I tried to not cry about this in front of my parents, but that day at lunch I burst into tears, gasping for breath to get air between my tears.

Some people may wonder why I wrote this. It's because when someone you love gets hurt, it hurts you, too. We are never aware of the things that others have to deal with. As we are sitting here reading this, there are millions of people in the world going through ordeals so hard. Stop worrying about how you look or what others will see you as; BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE. You'll see how much you have then...

Thank you; please send out your prayers.
This is Sugarz, saying please pray. :')