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Mother passed away November 9th. She fought cancer for ten years, wonderful lady. I will miss her more than words can express. My surgery is scheduled at the beginning of December. Kinda scary knowing I'll be under about eight hours and three different surgeons working on me during that time. Got to stay at least a week in the hospital including ICU. Sure wish my mom was going to be there with me. This is going to be some difficult holidays coming up. Good news is he made his mediums which means he may be able to get closer to home. His hugs can make my life so much better and I've been to sick to travel the six hours one way to see him. They are slowly coming off lockdown, so he's able to call more often. I miss him so very much. I buried a container with papers and stuff for him when he gets out in case I'm not here. Got a storage building for his things. Fixed the legal papers. Whew, it''s been crazy but I've done all I could do to make sure he's still got something to come home to. Now I'm getting myself and home ready for post surgery. This has been a hard year and the rest of it isn't looking to good right now. Gotta fight the battles to win the war. I trust in my Lord and pray for his will to be done. My faith is the only way to bear these burdens. Emotional pain physically hurts but the comfort I feel when crying out to God is amazing. Very thankful for my blessings and the love I feel. Life would be so much harder without MISS as y'all help so much just understanding how a mother feels about her child. Hoping better days are ahead for all of us. God Bless Y'all.

Hello,

My name is Angel. Im 37 years old and this is my first time blogging or even being part of an online group. Forgive me if I do not know the lingo. Im familiar with Snap chat lol. But anyway, my first born son was just sentenced to 23 years 8 months. He was arrested March 2016 just 2 months after his 18th birthday and has been in county jail ever since. He will be shipped off to prison in just a few weeks. Trial was one of the hardest things I've gone through. I felt like I was emotionally beat up every day for 2 weeks. But I had to be there for my son. Then came the conviction, and sentencing was just last Friday. My son will not be home for a very long time. Im looking for ways to cope and hoping to meet other mothers that know exactly what Im going through. This isn't the type of thing you let your co-workers know or I do not feel comfortable telling them. Family and friends do not know what this feels like as they have not been in my shoes fortunately. They try to be supportive but I can tell they are just trying to find the right words to say.

Im sad, I get angry, and Im scared to death of what my son will have to face in prison. I feel the enhancement laws are not fair and that they are unjust. My son would have got a sentence less than 10 years but due to the enhancement law he received more than double the sentence. How does this provide a chance to rehabilitate? An over extended stay in prison at such a young age? Its just not fair.

Well thanks for hearing me. And hello to you all.

Angel

My heart weighs heavy .I feel alone .He will be gone tell June 2019.I need prayers

Finished radiation, surgery in November, my mother had a stroke and is at hospice, her cancer is terminal, haven't seen my son since June and his birthday is this month. Counting my blessings and keeping faith in Jesus. Some times when I don't think I can take anymore I remember there's people that would trade places with me. Praying for all us mothers suffering because of bad decisions by others. Thanks to this wonderful group I gather strength knowing someone understands the pain that unconditional love causes. I'm not sure I could have made it without y'all. Breathe and hold on cause this ride is very difficult, thanks to some of these ladies we know it's worth it. Y'all are awesome

I don't know how this works, but I am lost. I don't know if this is where I should be....I am lost.

Hello! New to this site.. My  23 year old son was sentenced to 6-15 years in prison July 6th. He is at the Oaks correctional facility in Manistee michigan. I am awaiting visitation clearance and can't wait to see him.

I found this today and It made me feel so good I am going to send this to my son tomorrow  hope this may inspire some moms or dads to do the same... I know my son will love to read this over and over and hopefully think of his future  

I havent been able to get on here for a while now. Today I finally was able to get internet. I have a car now and am able to visit my son on my own and for that I am grateful. I am on a tight budget as I am on disability. My sons appeals have been denied but he is staying strong and healthy. He has been in prison for 3 years now and has to serve 25 before he is eligable for parole. I try not to think that far ahead I try to stay in the moment. The first 2 years were pure hell. All the what ifs and hows ? None of that matters I try to remind him that sometimes we arent able to change our situation but we can try to make the best of a shitty situation. Just wanted to share that with you all. ive missed being on here because in the beginning I was going out of my mind with worry. I still worry and I still pray for him everyday. I try to visit him when I can but knowing hes okay today is enough to get me through each day. Ive seen him struggle with drugs and have seen him beat up nothing hurts more than seeing your child hurt. But he has healed and today he is clean. So just for today I am grateful. One day at a time 

I'm just going to throw a general huge "Thank you!" out to the moms who write to my kiddo.  He so looks forward to receiving your letters and cards.  Especially the ones that make him laugh!  :)  It's such a huge blessing to feel like someone outside is thinking of him and cares enough to drop a line.  So - from the bottom of my heart you have my gratitude.  You ladies ROCK!!