Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Second Son is born

The weeks went by slowly and I got a part time job to add to what I now called my escape fund. At seven months I became very ill and could no longer work but,I had $876. in my funds at the credit union. I went into labor on March 28 and Wade was born at 2:17 p.m. I discovered that a unwanted pregnancy did not deliver a unwanted child and for that I was grateful because ,he was the image of his father. Blond hair, blue eyes and olive skin. Bill was now sixteen months old and was such a good child. Slept all night ,never cried, ate well and was always playing and happy. Wade came home and cried day and night , Larry worked at US Steel and went from there to the bar he was never home,most days I was grateful for that. I begged the DR. to see why he cried" You are a young mother "that was his answer so I change DRS. Finally at seven weeks old This Dr. found the answer to his crying and began treatment. At three months he slept more than three hours at a time , and the crying and vomiting slowed to were I could bare it . I met a woman at church Mim Walker without her the next three years would of been unbearable. Her and her daughter did daycare in her home , when the state tried to regulate her she put a cup on the table ,said love offerings. Till this day I am grateful she was there. I would leave the boys there and get four hours sleep in the evening knowing they were safe in her hands.
Wade was now seven months old and finally I felt he was healthy enough for me to leave. I awoke Oct. tenth planning to leave exactly one week from this day. On Oct.15th I awoke and had to struggle to breath my face and throat was swollen. Larry took me to the hospital where I had emergency surgery for thyroid cancer a complete Thyroidectomy. I awoke not knowing where my boys were. I got from the bed to the bathroom and stood in the shower to wake up and made it to the phone , my boys were with Mim she had them for two days. I had to get out of here. The next morning I checked out of the hospital against DRS. orders and got home my sons in tow. The next few months I struggled to heal and found a really good Dr. P.T. Eichelberger he was so kind and caring and became a freind and Dr. for the next six years. At this point I needed all the support system I could get Ihad no family to depend on.

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