Tails of a 17th Street Geisha

I couldn’t be a single mom with Drea. She had too many medical needs and I just couldn’t do it with a demanding job and no outside help (aka no family like a grandma to pick her up from school while I was at work, no family network, no spouse, etc.,)

I got word from my work that it was beginning to interfere with my job. I knew it was too.

You see, Drea had issues with her knee, side affects with meds, and a whole host of medical issues. We had seen a multitude of docs, involving 3 trips to the ER, 2 trips to a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, a second opinion with another pediatrician, a visit for labs to rule out lyme disease!, and visits to 3 different hospitals! With military insurance causing major delays and issues (no MRI for 4 weeks?!?!?!) her knee being in such a delicate situation, and my house being up 1 and a half flights of steps (she has accidents and falls on the stairs with her crutches too frequently and one time it might be VERY damaging)… well, I’m crushed. if I could have cared for her, we would have been so good together and I coudl have done so much for her.

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