"The center helped me out when I first found out I was pregnant. I was nervous and scared. They told me about my options, talked with me about everything and helped me feel everything was see more… going to be okay. And it is, it's great!"
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T.'s Story......
T. came into the center one day for a pregnancy test. She was happy
because she might be pregnant. But her boyfriend said she should have an abortion.
Our nurse gently explained all her options. When the nurse determined that T. was
already 8 weeks pregnant, she did an ultrasound. T. looked at her baby's heartbeat
for the first time and was overcome with emotion and decided to keep and parent her
baby. We weren't able to keep in touch with T. because her phone was disconnected.
One day she got into a terrible fight with her boyfriend. She drove to his house
hoping to make things right with him, but he refused to talk with her. She thought
the only thing to do was to get rid of the baby. But she remembered our nurse saying,"Our
doors are always open even if you only want to talk." Later T. came into the center
where our nurse encouraged her.
T. just had her baby! She is working on repairing
her relationships with family and her boyfriend. She needed a crib and we were able
to help her because someone had just donated one to the center. Our relationship
with T. hasn't ended either. We will continue to help with supplies, classes for
parents, other resources...and just being her friend.
V.'s Story.....
I only had one best friend. He was an older guy who was like a big
brother to me. I often shared with him how hard I was trying in school, how I wanted
to be the first person in my family to go to college. He never laughed at my big
dreams. A gang shot him dead and my life changed forever. My world fell apart. I
didn't cry or go around screaming, I just made myself forget how to be me. I was
mad at the world and I joined a gang, letting their ethics become mine. I got a boyfriend
I really didn't know and soon I was pregnant. My family moved to escape the drama.
I felt sorry for and was angry -