I am a 45 about to be 46 year old woman. I gave my children up for adoption to well known friends so that I would no longer affect them with my inability to cope properly. I was married when I was 14 years old and divorced when I was 17. I was still able to graduate from High School yet turned to a life of petty crime in order to have the foods I thought “we needed” and to have some of the things I believed would make my children happy. I have learned over alot of incarceration time that just to be with my children was when I was happy. I see them sometimes now and I talk with them. I applied myself to all of the life skills classes and courses while I was incarcerated. Now I am out and am fairly older, unable to get a job, I hear negative comments about me and my situation alot. I can’t afford to get my drivers license because I owe fines for getting in to an accident without insurance. I am in medical need, and cannot afford to see the doctor. I am afraid to go to the emergency room because I will owe even more money. It is a very hard time for me. I would be grateful for financial help. - written 6 months ago
