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Thank you for choosing me — You're my hero
Topics: mom, mothers, Thank You, aplastic anemia
Posted by dks123 Fri Feb 29, 2008 13:10:55 PST
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First, let me start by saying, “Bad luck doesn’t follow me, it rides on my back daily."

  This is the truth.  However, even with all my faults and problems along with the daily dose of bad luck, my mom Barbara Schilly, has always been there for me and remains with me to date.  Even though she will not admit it, I know I am her 43-year-old nightmare who was recently diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare and serious blood disorder in which the bone marrow stops making enough blood cells and in most cases a stem cell transplant is needed (as in my case).  Nevertheless, I am adopted, and although I know my mom would be the first to step up and be my donor, she cannot.

During my lowest moments, my mom continues to have faith for the both of us and will not let me give up.  She is constantly keeping my spirits high and giving me hope that it will all be ok, and somehow I believe she is right.  I really do not want to go into a lot of detail but let's just say I was living up in Lake Isabella when my boyfriend of four years up and decided to kick me and my daughter out.  We had nothing hardly at all and my mother got us back to Bakersfield, paid to get us a place to live, and right now is helping me try to get my car registered so I can drive it to appointments and such.  I have had a really hard time especially now with my sickness and am not doing so well.  I am about to give up completely, but she will not let me.  I love her so much…

She and my dad divorced when I was 12 years old and she worked at the phone company.  Working a variety of shifts, she still made sure my sister and I were taken care of.  She taught me there is hope and love in my life when I believed there was none left.  To this date, she continues to take care of my 94-year-old grandpa as well as every member of our family.

I just wanted to let her know how much she means to me and how much I appreciate her for choosing me when she did not have to, and for making me feel like I was a real person.

There are only two good things that happened in my life, my daughter Jillian and my mom.  Thank you for everything and just being you.  You will always remain my hero.  With Love, Darah
 

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Comment From: ALECTRAMAMA1

HEY DARAH THIS IS LYNNE YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR FROM CHILDHOOD I THINK YOUR STORY IS THE SWEETEST THING EVER AND I WOULD LOVE TO GET TESTED TO SEE IF IMA MATCH TO BE YOUR DONOR! IVE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU ALOT! EMAIL ME BACK AND LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO. LOVE YA GIRL!!!