Sheila Greuel, Mattoon, and her niece, Lauren Greuel, read an Effingham Daily News at a celebration of Lauren's 21st birthday at the First Mid-America Bank and Trust in Neoga on Friday, June 8, 2018. The story details how Lauren was born with multiple life-threatening disorders and was not expected to live past age seven. She is now a volunteer at the Silk Purse, Special Olympian and "best sister in the world," according to her brother, Joshua.. Graham Milldrum photo