At age 15 I was diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes and began taking insulin injections daily.  I was in high school and began dating Vince Taylor a short time later.  He was one month older than me.  We were married at age 20 and dreamed of having children in a few years after saving some money.  But after those few years, we learned that Vince had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and he died close to his 27^thbirthday.  We knew that death at a young age for both of us was quite possible and we became Christians. Something that is deeply important to me. The stress and heartbreak took an obvious toll and within a couple of years I was having multiple laser surgeries on both eyes to prevent blindness and was being prepared to start on dialysis due to complications of diabetes.  I never focused on how bad the future was looking and did the best with what I had each day knowing that God was in control.