Dear Reader,
Imagine you’re with me on a home visit to take in a new client. It’s a heart-breaking situation, but we have to remain upbeat. The family we are visiting has a terminally-ill child with many special needs. The dad couldn’t deal with the fear and re- sponsibility – so he left. The mom, now head of the household, had to quit her job to meet her child’s needs; and the system is failing.
God gave me the privilege of being Tashia’s foster mom. Tashia gave me privilege of being her angelmom — forever-and-ever. Tashia died. She died because she was ignored. Tashia died of AIDS from sexual abuse.
Before Tashia came to live with us, her angel-wings were damaged. Despite many abuse reports, many abusers, many STD’s, and even with AIDS, the Florida “system” returned Tashia to an environment that killed her. A civil suit will soon decide if that system’s negligence contributed to her death by ignoring her cries for help.
