Some family history

Hi!
 Here is the list of medical issues that have happened to them since going into foster care:

Events and Illnesses that have happened to Angel and Catrina since going into SRS Custody

Angel :

1.       Overdose of seizure medication started Jan. 20

2.       Not allowed to wear her leg braces.

3.        Hospitalized because foster mom did not take notice of symptoms- taken an hour away for    medical treatment. Hospital only 15 minutes from where illness started.

4.       March 15- Seizure activity at doctor appointment was not put in court report.

5.       April23- TV fell on her head. Taken for medical help an hour away from accident. Hospital only 10 minutes away.

6.       Angel has used her inhaler at night for two weeks. This was not normal for her.

7.       Foster mom did not bring medicine list or braces as requested by the doctor. She left. Was 45 minutes late for the next appointment. Angel needs night braces and new leg braces because has new issues with legs because of not being allowed to wear her original braces. Shepherd tried to blame mom for the new issues stating that mom had Angel wear braces too much. PT told Shepherd it is because she has not been allowed to wear her leg braces as instructed since going into foster care. Shepherd stated that Angel refused to wear her braces. Angel loved wearing her braces because she as coming up with names for all of the bears on the braces.

8.       Her eczema has not been treated properly.

9.       She did not use sunscreen as directed.

10.    She is severely depressed.

Catrina :

1.       She was not allowed to wear her SMOs( braces for feet and ankles). Needs night braces to deal with new issues from not wearing her braces.

2.       Not allowed to take her back medicine- Diazepam. Shepherd told foster mom and my sister that the Diazepam is Angel’s. I have the Walgreen sheet which shows it is Catrina’s.

3.       She used her inhaler for two weeks at night. Not normal for her.

4.       She is blaming herself for the TV falling on her sister’s head because foster mom, my sister, Shepherd, and Prothro have told her that it is her fault. I have told her that it is the adults fault and not her. I have been told that I should not being telling her that.

5.       Poison Ivy on face and neck.

6.       Double ear infection- medical was an hour away. Immediate care covered by our insurance was only 10 minutes away.

7.       A bad cough which should have been checked by a doctor since she was on an antibiotic. She has lung issues. I have been instructed by her specialists and pediatricians that when she develops a cough while on an antibiotic to call or even bring her in. Prothro stated it was not necessary.

8.       Her eczema has not been treated properly.

9.       She did not use sunscreen as directed.

10.    She has severe anxiety.

 Foster care does not hurt children.

My dad has the nerve to complain about how little he sees his granddaughters. If I did what he and my mom did about family memebers that abused them, he would have never got to see his granddaughters.

  My Dad told David  that he is going to do whatever it takes to have our parental rights taken away so that Sheila can finally be a mom. Sheila has a birth defect that was caused by my Mom taking a medication prescribed by a doctor while she was pregnant with Sheila. David had asked me on several occasions about my childhood. I would only tell him things I did at high school or with my Grandmother and cousins. I did not want to tell him what happened behind closed doors in our home. Some of the emotional abuse did happen at church and one pastor did try to get my parents to realize what they were doing is very harmful. My siblings and I were always reminded how proud they were of Sheila. Roy (my brother) finally got some praise when he joined the guard. I was extremely over weight as a child (High school I lost the weight) and adult. I was called names by my Dad. I was constantly told that I was a failure, loser, lazy, not good for anything. Messiah had a family join the church that had a professional choir director and singer. She heard me sing in church. She asked me to come practice with the church choir. I did it behind my parents’ back. I sang with the choir for my confirmation. People told me and my parents how well I did with singing. My parents told them to stop telling me lies because I sounded bad. I was told never to sing in the choir again by my Dad. The choir director encouraged me to come and sing. I would only sing in front of the church if I knew my parents were not going to be there. Eventually I enjoyed being able to sing and decided it was worth the criticisms I would get later at home. Another pastor at Messiah would ask me to travel with him to the other church to sub for the usual organist. My parents told him to stop asking me because I was not good enough to serve God.   Ramona asked me to play the organ at her wedding. My parents were outraged. I talked to Ramona that the best way to do this is another church organist will play before the wedding and after. I would only do the wedding march. This calmed them down a little.

 Discipline in our home was spankings. Everything was a spanking. The only child who did not get spanked was Sheila. Sheila will say it is because she was the best behaved. My Dad would use a belt, fly swatter, and wooden paddle boards. He would leave marks. The worst spanking I received was when he was trying to teach me how to swallow a pill for the first time. I was six years old. I was spanked so much that I could not sit or lay on my back. I was told that I deserved everything I got. It is also the first time I can remember my Mom trying to comfort but also reminding me that I deserved the spanking for not obeying your dad.  I asked my Mom before I graduated from high school if my Dad had ever told me that he was proud of me. She could not think of a time that he had. I asked about Sheila. She could list events where he told Sheila he was proud of her. If Sheila wants to be a mom so bad maybe she should beg Ramona to be a surrogate. Sheial was thrown out of the surrogagcy program because of how bad she treated her surrogate( Ramona). Sheila did not want to go to prenatal visits or help Ramona out if she was placed on bedrest- with bills or the care of Ramona's young sons. What mother would not want to go to prenatal visits or help out the person who is willing to help her become a mom. Sheila is not good enough to raise our daughters. Sheila has told me that no child will ever make them change  what they do- staying up late and going out to eat for most meals. She has Angel and Catrina sleeping on bunk beds. Catrina has had ear infections which has messed with her balance. Catrina sleeps on the top bunk. Pediatricians do not approve of bunk beds because of how many children come to ERs with head injuries or dead from falling from the top bunk.

 Sheila is very disrespectful at meetings, doctor appointments, and school meetings. She is not allowed at school meetings anymore. I am working on getting her removed from doctor appointments. People are asking what am I going to do about my dad and two sisters. If they think that this will get us to socialize with them more, they are greatly mistaken. I was not planning on telling them about the abuse I had as a child but I now believe I have no choice but to tell them. Sheila has gone so far as to tell the foster care and SRS that I have Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy(MSBP) because I over exaggerate their illness. How would she know because I do not discuss their health with her. I will only use her for an emergency babysitter. I will not use her ever again after this. David was in the ER with heart problems. I called her to come and get Angel and Catrina so they would not have to be exposed to all of the sick people in the ER. She could not do it because her and Jeff were going to play poker in just a few minutes. She will nto be a good parent until she realizes her priorities are wrong. If it was proven that I had MSBP, I would go to prison for a minimum of 5 years. I told her she needed to look up what the symptoms are and how many a person has to show for you to tell somebody that another person has MSBP because you could be sending somebody to prison who does not have MSBP.

 David and I are doing everything we can to get them home before the foster care program and Sheila hurt them any further.

Addresses of who to write will be tomorrow.