No Guarantee of the Future
Cancer means fighting for your life with no guarantee of the future Fostering means loving the children in your care with no guarantee of the future. My shortest placement was less than 24 hrs. My longest was two sets of nine months with ongoing "Mom" status now. I gave any child who entered my home a warm bed, food, and the love and support they needed for as long as I was able to provide them with a safe place to live. In total, I've welcomed 10 youth into my home aged 10-20 and am honored to consider two of them my own now. No formal paperwork states this, but in when you're 18-21 in extended foster care you get to pick your own support system. They chose me and I chose them. While my house closed in October 2023 just months before my cancer diagnosis so I could focus on my relationship with my young adult foster child and my boyfriend, the passion for teens who are hurting remained. The boyfriend was let go in February 2024, one month ...