A 22-year-old college senior, who filed for guardianship of her 16-year-old half-sister after the teen’s mom died, says that giving her sister the chance to live her teenage years to the fullest is worth the sacrifice. Hunter Nelson, originally of North Carolina, now lives in Kentucky with Gracie Nelson, a high school sophomore. The half-sisters’ father died in October 2015, and Gracie’s mom died in May 2021. “I knew she was already facing difficulties with her life at home,” Hunter, who majors in elementary education, told The Epoch Times. “I felt the strong need to make sure Gracie’s life after her mom’s passing was as normal as possible. “I didn’t want her to be making ‘grown-up’ decisions so young, and truly felt no one in her mom’s family could make that possible.” The girls’ father, and Gracie’s mom, both suffered from alcoholism. Hunter said it was their addiction that played “ultimately the …