This is a very sad story...
Art and I have had Cubby for a few weeks, by way of DHS. We started to notice neglect of Cubby so a few weeks ago I went to her apt to see about keeping him on every weekend till she could get straightened out. She appeared to have been high, was very incoherant, he kept telling me he was hungry. I asked her what she wanted me to do, she told me to take him. I took Cubby, went to my car and called the police, waited for them to come. When they got there she had drove out the back exit. She has "exhibited" severe drug use in the past few months. I called DHS and they went to her apt. Case worker said the apt was in horrible condition, gave her 4 days to clean it up. Case worker went back on the 5th day, she said she did not think it could have gotten worse, but it did. That she had not done anything to clean it up. His mother signed him over to us as a safe place for him indefinately. 5 days ago she was evicted from her apt, 3 days ago she was arrested for having pot in her car. 2 days ago she was admitted by her daughter to the local hospital. Today I got a call from her Sister, Cubby's mother has advanced lung and brain cancer. I feel so awful for Cubby and I am sooooooooo mad at myself for thinking the worse of her. She has had lung cancer 2x, but she continued to smoke, heavily. She does have a past of drug abuse, but she insisted that she was not on drugs, I did not believe her..no one did. The State has ordered me to keep him away from her, and I have abided by that till now. I am calling DHS Monday am and tell them they and all of us were wrong. She needs to be with her son. I will continue to keep him, but she needs to see him. It is soo advanced in her brain that she has no short term memory, she sleeps alot and she don't remember DHS taking him away from her. They are starting chemo now, but the prognosis is very bad. Prayers for her, and for him to remember his momma.
Art and I have had Cubby for a few weeks, by way of DHS. We started to notice neglect of Cubby so a few weeks ago I went to her apt to see about keeping him on every weekend till she could get straightened out. She appeared to have been high, was very incoherant, he kept telling me he was hungry. I asked her what she wanted me to do, she told me to take him. I took Cubby, went to my car and called the police, waited for them to come. When they got there she had drove out the back exit. She has "exhibited" severe drug use in the past few months. I called DHS and they went to her apt. Case worker said the apt was in horrible condition, gave her 4 days to clean it up. Case worker went back on the 5th day, she said she did not think it could have gotten worse, but it did. That she had not done anything to clean it up. His mother signed him over to us as a safe place for him indefinately. 5 days ago she was evicted from her apt, 3 days ago she was arrested for having pot in her car. 2 days ago she was admitted by her daughter to the local hospital. Today I got a call from her Sister, Cubby's mother has advanced lung and brain cancer. I feel so awful for Cubby and I am sooooooooo mad at myself for thinking the worse of her. She has had lung cancer 2x, but she continued to smoke, heavily. She does have a past of drug abuse, but she insisted that she was not on drugs, I did not believe her..no one did. The State has ordered me to keep him away from her, and I have abided by that till now. I am calling DHS Monday am and tell them they and all of us were wrong. She needs to be with her son. I will continue to keep him, but she needs to see him. It is soo advanced in her brain that she has no short term memory, she sleeps alot and she don't remember DHS taking him away from her. They are starting chemo now, but the prognosis is very bad. Prayers for her, and for him to remember his momma.
