Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Sep 24, 2011, 1:08 pm
This January will be the 9th Anniversary of my becoming an Adoptive Mother of my two youngest children. Special Needs siblings placed at the ages of 1 and 5 years old--today they are looking forward to celebrating their 10th and 14th birthdays. We are back in Oregon after learning the hard way--NO...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Sep 15, 2011, 12:13 pm
Now that I am the age I have become I finally have more of that "experience" everyone used to tell me I lacked. I try really hard to not think I know as much as I used to know about life with the twists and turns it can take. If there is one lesson I have experienced over and over again--it is not t...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Mar 21, 2011, 10:43 am
RED - My Uncensored Life In Rock | Sammy Hagar (The Red Rocker) It should be a very interesting read. Van Hallen has been one of the Rock Band soap operas of modern times. It will be interesting to read Sammy's perspective. Type your summary hereType the rest of your post here
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Nov 23, 2010, 11:13 am
Forward: With unexpected changes I have not updated this blog for so long... I didn't know what to write--how to say it--or to be blunt, what was actually real the past few years. For the most important reasons I will not write all the details of what has taken place during the last year or so. Best...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Mar 24, 2009, 4:02 am
Well, at least my experiences can be of some benefit. Today, I was contacted by the County Mental Health Regional Support director who would like me to talk with the people who write and create the Handbooks about the advice to call 911 and the outcome I didn't have. Not that it will resolve the sit...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Mar 20, 2009, 2:36 pm
After the eventful attempt to drive home from torturing last night, and the lack of response from my 911 call while trying to make it home safely this morning has started of with a bang! I wonder if all of the people who are charged to care about this society realize how empowering it is to watch yo...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Mar 19, 2009, 11:39 pm
Now that we have used all of the Clark County Mental Health Services and basically been told there isn't really Anything Anyone can or will do to help children with Mental Health problems beyond what has been offered and used, and used and used. We were getting used to the fact that we are alone in ...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Mar 13, 2009, 4:09 pm
It has been months since we started working on the paperwork to have our daughter spend some time away in treatment. Over six months to be honest. There should be a million hoops to jump in order to make such a dramatic decision but, this is really amazing to me. What part of the whole story has bee...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Mar 3, 2009, 2:05 am
Or was it 1-steps forward, 3-steps back? Oh, it doesn't really matter because everything seems to be like that right now! Not even looking at the 401K, or thinking about anything that isn't actually happening right now. Steady-state I guess. Things are intensely manageable, at the time and we have a...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Feb 25, 2009, 11:41 pm
We do not know what to do anymore. In 2003 we adopted special needs siblings from the State of Oregon. My husband worked over the river in Washington for more then 11 years and after the oldest child completed 14 months of Day Treatment with OHSU we decided to move closer to dads job in June 2006. T...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Feb 18, 2009, 3:59 am
My father isn't one to call often and is always forgiven for the late birthday calls or whatever. I know my mother always had to remind him to call his Own mother for her birthday! Usually, when dad calls he has a reason. Last night when he called his reason was Makala--and letting me know about Mia...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Feb 5, 2009, 12:30 pm
If children were born able to get a job, pay rent and live their lives they wouldn't need moms and dads. Right! It's easy when we Begin the Journey of parenting to think of the things like feeding, diapers and teaching our child to walk and talk as the major responsibility. The reality is that child...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Jan 28, 2009, 2:51 am
I always wondered how I would feel, or what I would think and most of all how I would react if we were ever contacted by the children's mother. Now I know. This afternoon I received email from the State. At first I thought it must be due to the birth of another baby. Instead, it was an "legal" repre...
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Anna G. posted an article on New Memories - Jan 26, 2009, 4:59 pm
It has been well over 90-day since the "last" time we tried again to find the correct care for our daughter... I discovered this morning that our Second Case for "Voluntary Services" with DHS was closed--AGAIN. The only way to access the services she needs, is to relinquish our rights as her parents...
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