“My biggest fear is losing my parents, especially my mom because we are very close now. She’s more of my best friend than my mom and I don’t know what I would do without her or her advice. She hasn’t always been this close with me and my sister though. When she met our stepdad I guess at some point she had what she called a religious moment of realization and she prioritized having a relationship with us. She really wanted us to be close with our step dad and brother and to have that strong family connection that she never had with her mom.”