My husband's youngest sister (41) is an active drug addict. (that alone is worthy of a prayer request, but there's more - buckle up!) About a month ago on a Sat. afternoon, our phone rang - his sister was calling to ask us to bail her out of the local cop-shop before they shipped her off to County lockup until arraignment on Monday. She had been arrested under warrants from 3 different courts - but the cops were called to her 'residence' for domestic violence complaints. Hubby got off the phone and we talked - we agreed to let her go to County, maybe hit her bottom and SEEK RECOVERY. He called back and the nice officer told him that that County doesn't have great pre-natal care - oh and did he know she was about 6 months preggo?
(she went to county and stayed maybe a week, 'worked off' her fines - and stayed off the drugs for a week) (oh, and she was more like 8 months along)
Last Friday, she gave birth to a 4-lb baby girl, who is addicted also. DYFS (Div of Youth & Family Services) was called by the hospital (we called but they cannot take action until the baby is born - and has drugs in its system - or unless the mother-to-be is willing to go into treatment) and is going to court for custody of the infant.
Here's the good news - DH & I have decided to adopt the baby!! We will have to go thru some PITA steps to get her from DYFS, but we made the call to get the ball rolling!
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