After many months away in the Air Force my Father returned home on leave to find his girlfriend, Goldie, my Mother married to a school teacher. Thinking Frans forgot her, my Mother was influenced by my Grandmother, who did not care for my father because she though my Dad was a "farm boy".
After five years of marriage to the school teacher my mother was very unhappy. She would never have children with him and she wanted children. She filed for divorce, got a little job, and moved away.
My Father got wind of the good news, contacted my Mom and they married.
My Mother wanted healthy children so she planned a strict healthy diet in preparation for having a baby.
My Mother was due with her first child while my Dad was stationed in Japan. The plan was for her to join him in Japan after the baby was born. When my Mother gave birth to my brother and he was born with spina-bifida their plans were changed. My mother was told that if my brother lived through the surgery he would never walk or talk. They told her he would be a vegetable and would only live at most till his teen years. The Air Force brought Dad back to the States to be with Mom and his newborn handicapped son with spina-bifida.
They were stationed at Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, California. He was a Master Sargent.
Surgery was done on Benjamin to close the open spine when he was three months of age. This was before the discovery of the shunt. Ben never had the shunt. My Mother was very dedicated to working with Benjamin.
Next time I will continue with the arrival of Benjamin's sibling---me, Susan
After five years of marriage to the school teacher my mother was very unhappy. She would never have children with him and she wanted children. She filed for divorce, got a little job, and moved away.
My Father got wind of the good news, contacted my Mom and they married.
My Mother wanted healthy children so she planned a strict healthy diet in preparation for having a baby.
My Mother was due with her first child while my Dad was stationed in Japan. The plan was for her to join him in Japan after the baby was born. When my Mother gave birth to my brother and he was born with spina-bifida their plans were changed. My mother was told that if my brother lived through the surgery he would never walk or talk. They told her he would be a vegetable and would only live at most till his teen years. The Air Force brought Dad back to the States to be with Mom and his newborn handicapped son with spina-bifida.
They were stationed at Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, California. He was a Master Sargent.
Surgery was done on Benjamin to close the open spine when he was three months of age. This was before the discovery of the shunt. Ben never had the shunt. My Mother was very dedicated to working with Benjamin.
Next time I will continue with the arrival of Benjamin's sibling---me, Susan
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