My little brother Ted has always been like my own child. We have always been close and seemed to understand each other better than our other two brothers. Ted is 22 and has a heart condition. He has mitral valve prolapse which causes him to pass out from time to time. His hearing isnt too good because of massive ear infections and ear drums bursting when he was little. The other day he fell down the stairs at my moms. He admited the next day that he had been feeling his way along the stairs. Well mom took him to get checked and found that his eye sight has been deteriorating. In the last two weeks it has gotten progressively worse. He can no longer see his cell phone screen without the aid of a magnifier. Two weeks ago he was having no problems. They say that by Christmas he will be most likely totally blind. They have agreat support system going to help him learn braille etc. His life is the computer and he is really good at it. He has programs that read what he types and can read what is type to him. He is accepting it pretty good. He told my mom that at least he got to see the SMokey MOuntains a few weeks ago. When my mom told me about it she said that she HOPED he could see the baby in OCtober. That has really gotten me all emotional. We really could use prayers for Ted during this time. The doctors think that the meningitis he had in 91 caused the vision problems. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Ted is a really great guy who hasnt gotten to do much. I pray that I win publisher's clearing house next week so I can send him to Japan before it completely goes. Thanks for taking time to read this!
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