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Pray for Emily Maki Done. Myself and a large number her friends, family, neighbors, teachers, and strangers answered to the Facebook call that came out on Tuesday morning. I know you, like me, sometimes feel helpless when you know or just know of someone, or a family that is stricken with a life threatening crisis. I didn't know Emily Maki, a 14 year old girl who died early Wednesday as a result of complications from Juvenile Diabetes, though our paths just recently crossed. Read More Last week, my 9 year old daughter was over at her friend's house playing,  just on the other end of our subdivision.  While there, her friend's mom, who is my friend, gave me a call.  Her next door neighbor had stopped over wanting to see if her daughter (and now seeing my daughter over there, extended the invite) would want to participate in some fundraiser over at the Jazzercise center.  My friend handed the phone over to her neighbor, so she could talk to me about it .   That neighbor is