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Dear Birth Mother

The past few months I have seen what it means to be a mother and my heart aches for every mother that has her children removed. This is to all those moms who suddenly have to deal with sleeping in an a half-empty house. Dear Birth Mother, My heart aches for you because I know how much you must be hurting. No, I have not had my children taken from me. In fact I am the person they call when your children need a safe place to be. Please know your children are safe, loved, and cared for even though you are not by their side. I promise I will do all I can to help them. I will tell them about how their mom made some bad choices but she is trying to make things right. I really do hope you can be the mother that your children deserve. You may have made some mistakes but please take the steps you can to get your kids back and in a safe environment. If you can't do that right now, know that your child will be well cared for here. With love from our house to yours. Sincerely, ...
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Juggling Visits

A part of living with CF is lots of doctors visits. I have allergy shots twice a week and visit my primary care doctor every time I get sick (which is more often than I would like). Every two months I see my pulmonologist.  I also have a rheumatologist, gastroenterologist, and ENT that I see routinely, not to mention the normal optometrist and dentist appointments that are commonplace. My CF clinic visits last a few hours because I see my pulmonologist, nutritionist,  social worker, pharmacist, and nurse every visit.  I usually get respite care or a babysitter for those days because I know I will be busy all day and can't deal with all my kids at those visits. I take my kids with me to the allergist and to some specialists. While school was in session I took the younger ones while the older ones were in school. Today I sat in a doctor's office alone while my husband took the kids to their appointments before he went to work for the day, then picked them up on my way ho...
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Introducing Me:

I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at age two via a sweat test that came back positive, hence the term "salty foster mama." I am one of three kids in my family, two of whom have CF and one who is a carrier. I have spent lots of time in and out of hospitals and am constantly learning about new complications the disease has as I get older. Thankfully, my pulmonary function tests remain around 65% and most days I feel fairly healthy as long as I keep up with my respiratory therapy. I started my journey with foster care a year ago. My husband and I had done several rounds of fertility treatments that weren't getting us anywhere.  We didn't have the money for a private adoption but we wanted to feel the joy of having kids in our home. I had never considered foster care up to that point but when my husband brought it up I was intrigued. I did a lot of research, prayer, and contemplation before agreeing to meet with a representative from Utah Foster Care to start the app...
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