“Gus and I met when we were 12 years old. He asked me to be his girlfriend when we were only 13. While we were
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“Four years ago, my life fell apart. I was married with a 3-year-old little girl, and we lived in an adorable gated neighborhood in the
“Dear Mom, It hardly feels like you’re gone. When it was official, strangely, I felt like an orphan all over again. In an instant, it
“As they took my son, his light blue eyes held a questioning gaze. His typical energetic demeanor was exchanged for one more dazed and aloof.
“On November 10th, 1990, which was a college football Saturday, my mother went into labor and delivery to have me. The doctor who was delivering
“Our journey of less than five years has been quite the adventure. We were married in Katie’s hometown of Longview, TX, population of about 100,000.
“I was walking down a hallway at Isanti Elementary School with my daughter post-conference when I saw this young woman standing there with a pamphlet.
“It’s important to me to start my story off when everything was ‘normal.’ Or our normal, anyway. I had been married to my husband for
“In late February of 2019, at 34 weeks pregnant with my third baby boy, I fell ill with the flu. Because of my pregnancy, I
“Anxiety has been a part of my life for as far back as I can remember. It’s been there for so long that I don’t