My Life as a Mother - A Mother's Day Reflection

I truly believe that God put me on this planet to be a mom to Brad and Ashley. He knew that I would make a perfect mom to these two special children. I truly believe that being a mom is the one thing that I have done right in my life. To imagine my life without Brad and Ashley in it would mean not being able to imagine life.

A few days ago my sister, Renee and I were talking about how much we love our children. She said, that she loves her children, Marisa and Chris, as much as she loves her husband, Aldon. Honestly, I don't remember how we got on the topic but I told her that I love Brad and Ashley more than Joey, my husband. Don't get me wrong Joey is my best friend but my children are my life. I would survive without Joey in my life, I am not so sure I would survive the loss of one of my children.

When I was pregnant with Brad I remember thinking life doesn't get any better than this. After Brad was born I thought, life couldn't possibly get any better than this. Then I found out I was pregnant with Ashley, I thought it is possible that life could be better than once imagined. When I gave birth to Ashley and experienced the ups and downs of her first year, I thought how can life be any better. Now I look at Brad and Ashley as they become a preteen and a teenager, I know life can get better and I am really looking forward to the rest of my life as a mom to Brad and Ashley.

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Ashley's Story

“Although Ashley’s liver is failing, she isn’t sick enough to be placed on the liver transplant list. We were told that Ashley would need a new liver by the time she reaches puberty." Ashley was born at the end of July in 1998, but her story doesn’t start there;her story begins when she was just a little peanut in my womb. At 24 weeks gestation we learned we were having a girl, but our little girl had something wrong with her. Imagine sitting in the examining room, and the excitement of learning you are having a girl, then at the same time you hear the silence in the room when something is just not right with the baby. We were told that Ashley possibly had an ovarian cyst. It was normal and not to worry. But something told us it was more than just an ovarian cyst. As soon as Ashley was delivered she struggled to live. The umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck twice, and she was blue. Thankfully the doctor cut the cord immediately and although Ashley was still blue; she was b

Answers lead to more Questions

In great Ashley fashion, she did very well with her trip to the hospital and recovered well from the procedure. Right now, Ashley is off with her Grammie getting spoiled by shopping. With no one in the house but me and the pets, I am off to my own devices which usually means I have to much time to think, to research, to worry, to vent, to hope and to pray. Today Ashley had a broncioscope to find out why she has been coughing for six months. After getting up at 4:30 am and at the hospital at 6 am, the scope began at approximately 7:30 am. The procedure itself took less than 30 minutes. The outcome of the procedure left me with more questions than answers. We do know why Ashley is coughing, Ashley has a vocal cord dysfunction, enlarged adnenoids and tonsils. Finding out why Ashley is coughing is good news, however, we also learned that Ashley may have other issues involving her lungs. There was 60mL of fluid in her lungs. Some samples of her lungs were sent for a cell count, bacterial cu

It's been a while. Did you know...

that Ashley was in the hospital after Thanksgiving and before Christmas? She had a bleed. She has varices. Just a little reminder that she is not healthy and has a life threatening liver disease. that we lost our beloved beautiful puppy, Sarge, on January 2. It was sudden, shocking, and sad. We think he had leukemia based on his symptoms. Not sure if we will ever get another dog. Sarge was one of a kind and a perfect fit for our laid back, drama free family. that Ashley made the Principal's Honor Roll her 1st Semester of high school while taking all honors courses. She is beautiful and smart. that Ashley is still dancing for her high school dance team minus a solo this year. She loves being part of the team but really misses competing in her favorite style of dance, lyrical/contemporary. that after a couple years of not having a dance studio to call home. We think we may have finally found just the place. Maybe someday Ashley will compete on a stage again and not

Love For Ashley

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