Hello, all. What's on my mind, Tonite? So much. I can't share with the Support Groups that I belong to. It's too personal. Too scary. Too real. Too, depressing.
I have come to find that I have quite a few Genetic Defects. I might have looked almost perfect when I was born, but within my first 2 years, I was already quite different. My Momma had not long ago, lost a brother of mine, to a mysterious newborn "failure to thrive" condition.
Three years later, while she was pregnant with me, she tried very hard to be a good Vessel. But, my date was already written, in the chromosomes of her ancestors. Surely, she knew about those babies, or children, or adults, who grew up with unusual traits, and complaints. But, I think she feared that She, and I, would be cast away, for our differences.
She, only had a few very light symptoms.
But, Me? I had a few. Then, I had several more. Then, I had a bunch.
I guess she thought that if she didn't acknowledge them, I might not dwell on them, or be more afflicted.
That worked, until I was in my 30's, and all those strange conditions started to creep up on me.
Now, I am 61. She is 10 years passed. I've lost my marriage, my close contact to my kids, (now 28 and 31). I've no home, no friends, no life.
I wonder, if I had known what I was facing, would it have made me have more resolve? Maybe I would have taken my own choices more seriously.
It's hard to know.
But, I wish I could have had a choice.