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Item: Selah’s sacrifice: Single teen mom living in transition to keep help for blind baby/Brian Walker, CdA Press
More Info: Selah has to be with Lelah 24-7 and, to maintain medical coverage in Washington, she needs to live there away from her family in Post Falls to keep residency in that state. That has translated into temporarily living with Lelah at a family friend’s home at Nine Mile Falls north of Spokane and taking a medical shuttle van to medical appointments in Spokane because she doesn’t have a vehicle. Adoption, Selah said, is not an option.
Question: What would you do if you were in Selah’s shoes?
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Cabbage Boy on March 31 at 9:46 a.m.
What would you do if you were in Selah’s shoes?
I hope I would be courageous enough to sacrifice for my child.
florined on March 31 at 10:03 a.m.
Her choices sure seem to be limited. I’m wondering what options Washington has in extracting some support from the baby’s sperm donor.
cantyoureadthesigns on March 31 at 11:17 a.m.
Inasmuch as she decided to keep the baby until term, after learning at 20 weeks that the baby would be pretty severely disabled, she really should be availing herself and her baby of the substantial services available from Catholic Charities. Spokane has some wonderful programs that would help out, such as Childbirth and Parenting Alone (CAPA) and numerous other programs, mostly out of the Saint Anne’s Children and Family Center. Catholic Charities of Idaho/CdA might also be a helpful resource, am not familiar with what they offer. Mike K?
http://www.catholiccharitiesspokane.org/?page=18
Phaedrus on March 31 at 11:55 a.m.
I would have terminated my pregnancy.
Frum Helen Back on March 31 at 1:42 p.m.
What a sad story. I’m so grateful that I never had to go through this. I have no idea how I would have handled the situation.