Pretty Jolie,

I live in a small town in Kansas.

All humans are subject to disease, since Adam and Eve messed up in the Garden of Eden, and sinned. At that moment, all human kind to follow would be vulnerable to sickness, and would eventually die.

Good for your brother that he was such a loyal and true friend to this young man.

I teach part-time in a community college these days, and one of my most promising students, is having to have a second surgery on his heart to replace a valve.

Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss this more.