Dorothy Custer is the definition of gumption. Listen to her tell the story of how she met her husband, then at 2:10 she reveals the secret to long life (btw, it's the cutest thing ever).
When Larissa met Ian at college in 2005, she never dreamed she'd one day be his wife ... and his caretaker. After a tragic accident left Ian without the ability to speak, walk or care for himself, she did what any woman in love would do: she married him.
With her phone in her hand, Lindsay dialed 911 and looked at Abe so that he knew mommy was not okay. “I knew that if he saw 911, he would know that he needed to call and ask for help.”
"I watched the light slip away from my babies eyes. I tried in vain to save her. Sophie was 5 1/2 so not a tiny tot yet this seemingly harmless treat took my angel away."
"Nash had a small choking episode but was fine. We didn’t see anything come out so we assumed he swallowed it. He seemed completely fine and continued to watch the movie. The only thing we observed was a cough he developed after the episode..."
"I froze. As she went from pink, to red, to blue, I screamed at the top of my lungs for someone to help...My baby was going to die, that's all I could think about."