Kaleo 6

Hello everyone,

Forgive me for not sparing time for a catch-you-up, but for the first time in a long time, I feel like I need you all...

I don't think I've ever talked about it, but about a year after my Grandpa died, my uncle, my mom's closest brother, was diagnosed with ALS. ALS attacks your nerves and you slowly lose control of your limbs, until you are trapped completely, unable to move or speak. He's been in a remote wheel chair for two years. The doctors said he would have at least five years but no more than ten. Yesterday, doctors gave him two days. WHich puts him and us at three years. He's been put on heavy opiates to control his pain, but the drugs have given him hallucinations and amnesia, so they have also put him on anti-psychotics. I'm sorry to be so blunt, but the reason I am telling you all this is because I need prayer, but not for me. For my mom. This is a level of suffering I have never seen in her before. When my grandpa died (her dad), she was incredibly sad, but only sad. But this time, it's something else. Maybe the combined losses are too much, maybe having a front row seat to such an unbelievable disease is, but either way, I don't recognize her. She has slipped so far into despair that i don't see the woman I know when I look at her. I have no fear that she would do anything to herself. But she would internalize this and get lost in it, and i Don't know how long she will be there. So please pray. However you feel like praying. I would really like my mother, my REAL mother, to be present at my wedding. I'm sorry for not staying in contact with you all, I'm sorry for not making an effort. But please pray for my mom.

Jonathan