- I was raised in a broken home, by a father that refused to see any of us children and did not pay child support.
- My mother was an alcoholic for a part of my childhood. I am the baby and would rely on my siblings, but as they grew up(11, 7 and 4 years older than me), they would move out and move on with their own lives. I know now as an adult, they did what they had to do to "survive" and make peace in their own lives, but it left me feeling abandoned and neglected as a child.
- I married for the first time at 21, for all the wrong reasons and was in an emotionally abusive marriage. My ex-husband successfully alienated me from all of my friends and most of my family. I found the courage to get out and leave just after 5 years of it.
- I am now remarried to a loving man, however I have scars from my first marriage that I did not try to heal, I just tucked them away, that I have unfortunately carried with me into this marriage. But my husband is trying to be understanding and we are hoping the best for our marriage. We know it is a long road and in the end, we want to be able to be great again, or know we did everything we could.
- I have one daughter, age 2. I had a very hard pregnancy, suffering from Hyperemesis.(for more info on this feel free to check out www.helpher.org )
- I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer in July 2010. She was diagnosed in November 2009 with inoperable stage I. I was 5 months pregnant when we got the diagnosis. I was her sole caregiver and she died under hospice care in my home. I am sure anyone that has gone through the stress of caring for someone with a terminal illness, will know how hard it can be to do this without help from other family, and I had the added stress of a newborn daughter.
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle
