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I'm a fighter!

i was born premature to a mom who lived a very unhealthy lifestyle so even though I was really small and sick, no one really thought much of it.

soon they had to take it seriously because I was only getting worse not better.  The older I got,  the more they found wrong with me.  I lived my first 17 months of life in hospital.  I was removed firm my parents custody so I was always alone during that time.  It made me very scared and mistrusting of everyone!!

Finally I got transferred to a smaller hospital where I met my new mom.  She was a nurse there.  A medical foster family took me home but I almost died after only a few days with them.  My mom was a specialized foster parent who took home children who were expected to die, but I didn't die at her home I just kept getting better!!

after a few years they asked my mom if she would adopt me :)

i have SHOC2, I'm really smart but I can't talk:  I know American Sign Language instead,  some signs I adapted myself because my hands can't form those complicated poses!

i am a jokester and happy.  I have a little foster sister who I like to boss around even though she's bigger than me, and two grown up brothers who will mess you up badly if you make me cry!! 

 

Thank you for sharing your story! 

Posted 8 years ago by Sarah

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