I am very thankful that my daughter was born healthy. I was overcome with joy when she came into this world, but I was also checking carefully for any abnormalities, cerebral palsy symptoms, and to make sure she had all of her fingers and toes.

Some people are not so fortunate. My youngest niece, for instance, was born with some birth defects. I don’t know all of the details, but she was in the hospital for the first three months of her life. She just recently got to come home, and she still has to eat through a feeding tube.

I can’t stand to see a child go through things like that. One day when I have plenty of money, I’m going to give some to the March of Dimes and other charities for babies and children. Maybe it will help in some small way.