I've always had a love for children, especially children that are in need. In high school, I volunteered at Special Olympics every spring. I also worked at a summer camp for adults with disabilities. I'm happiest when I'm working with children and adults with disabilities. That's my calling in life. I truly feel that God gifted me with the ability to work with children and adults with disabilities. I pursued a teaching degree in college. I have a teaching license for Exceptional Education K-12. Currently, I am an inclusion teacher at a local elementary school in Chattanooga.
When my husband and I decided to finally have kids, we thought it would be so easy. Well, apparently it's not so easy to get pregnant. After two unsuccessful years of trying to conceive, I had exploratory surgery. They discovered that I had stage 3 endometriosis and were able to remove all of it. The doctor said he would be surprised if I wasn't pregnant within 3-6 months. He was right. I got pregnant the very first month after the surgery. Life was so good. We were so thrilled. At my seven week appointment, we learned that I had miscarried. Ricky and I were devastated. I wanted so desperately to wake up from the bad dream. We continued to try, and I actually got pregnant again. But that pregnancy only lasted 4 weeks. My doctor recommended some blood work to find a cause for the miscarriages. I found out in May 2011 that I have a blood clotting disorder call MTHFR. I also don't metabolize folic acid. Now I take a baby aspirin every day as well as a special prenatal vitamin. When and if I get pregnant in the future, I will give myself a Lovenox blood thinner shot everyday.
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