Greg and Robert,
She's not doing well. Her camera got stolen early last year, and we haven't had the money to replace it. She really loved photography and is still upset about it.
Her health has become much worse. I finally convinced her last summer to go to the Indiana University Hospital because the care she was getting in Fort Wayne was so bad. They told her she probably has a year or two to live. Her body is shutting down.
She just got out of the hospital again today. She had been there almost 3 weeks because she had to have all of her teeth extracted. They were dying from a combination of the drugs used to treat lupus and her own immune system attacking them. She's having heart problems, too.
I've been helping her buy her medicines she needs because her family won't help her. Her father, who I was (keyword: WAS) friends with for many years has completely forgotten that she exists, so i have basically taken over that role for her. Its been hard because I cannot afford to support two kids, but I am helping her as much as I can.