A GRANDMOTHERS' JOURNEY

I AM THE MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER THAT'S DOING EVERYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO KEEP MY GRANDCHILDREN FROM BEING PERMANENTLY TAKEN AWAY FROM OUR FAMILY. THE OKLAHOMA DHS FOSTER CARE AGENCY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME. THEY ARE TOTALLY AGAINST ME. I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG AT ALL. I AM JUST THE CHILDRENS GRANDMOTHER THAT LOVES THEM DEARLY AND WANT THEM BOYS BACK HOME AND OUT THE SYSTEM. I RELOCATED FROM RENO NEVADA TO OKLAHOMA FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN. I HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED FAIR. THEY DON'T CARE THAT I CAME ALL THIS WAY. THIS IS SO PAINFUL FOR ME AND MY GRANDCHILDREN.THEY WON'T EVEN LET ME SEE MY GRANDCHILDREN, NOR DO I EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO TALK TO THEM ON THE PHONE. I WANT TO HEAR THEIR LITTLE VOICES. THESE ARE MY GRANDCHILDREN. HOW DARE THESE FOLKS DO THIS TO US. NO MATTER WHAT I AM GRANDMA AND I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I AM NOT LEAVING, I AM HERE FOR MY DAUGHTERS' CHILDREN. WE LOVE THESE KIDS. THE CHILDREN LOVE US. THEY LOVE THEIR GRANDMA.MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE TAKEN ON MARCH 02, 2006THAT'S THE DAY MY WHOLE LIFE CHANGED. IT HAS BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT EVER SENCE.THIS HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER, A VERY VERY LONG JOURNEY AND BATTLE. A TRULY CHALLENGING AND HEART WRINCHING EXPERIENCE THAT I WOULDN'T WISH ON ANYONE.THERE'S TIMES THAT I CAN'T SLEEP OR EAT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I JUST LAY IN MY BED, JUST PRAYING FOR STRENGTH AND WONDERING WHAT ARE GRANDCHILDREN DOING AND WHERE ARE THEY. I WONDER THRU OUT THE DAY IF I WILL GET A TELEPHONE CALL FROM ANYONE OF THEM. I'M STANDING BY THE PHONE JUST GUARDED AND POSTED SO AS IF I DO SO HAPPEN TO GET A PHONE CALL, THAT I WON'T MISS IT. I MISS MY GRANDSONS. MY DAUGHTER GAVE BIRTH TO 6 BOYS. THE BABY WAS TAKEN AT BIRTH, BUT HE ISN'T IN THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE HE'S WITH HIS DAD. I'M FIGHTING FOR MY DAUGHTERS' FIRST FIVE CHILDREN, HER OLDER FIVE BOYS. THEIR AGES ARE 5,8,9,10, AND 12. I HAVE MISSED SO MUCH THESE LAST PAST 3 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS. THAT REALLY HURTS ME SO MUCH, BECAUSE I AM FAMILY ORIENTED AND I ENJOY BEING WITH AND AROUND MY GRANDCHILDREN. I LOVE TAKING CARE OF THEM. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT BEFORE THEY WERE TAKEN AWAY. I HAD IN THE STATE OF NEVADA, I HAD FULL GUARDIANSHIP GRANTED. YEAH, BUT THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA REFUSED TO AKNOWLEDGE THE OUT OF STATE COURT ORDER. ISN'T THAT SOMETHING THERE. I EVEN HIRED AN ATTORNEY FROM OKLAHOMA AND HE WENT BEFORE THE JUDGE AND PRESENTED THE EXEMPLIFIED ORDER OF GUARDIANSHIP, THEY STILL TURNED IT DOWN. I AM STILL FIGHTING. THAT ONE APPEARANCE COST ME A MERE $4000.00 SO THAT COURT DATE WASN'T WHAT I HAD EXPECTED TO HAPPEN AND WITH THAT THE ATTORNEY WANTED ANOTHER $8000.00 TO APPEAL THAT DECISION AND THAT WAS ALL FROM THAT ATTORNEY. CLEARLY I WAS DISAPPOINTED. I DID FILE A COMPLAINT, BUT NOTHING CAME OF IT. SO THAT'S THAT ON THE ATTORNEY AND MY $4000.00. NOW HERE IT IS A YEAR OR SO LATER: I AM STILL CARRYING OUT THE MISSION TRYING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT AND GET THE WORD OUT ON HOW I AM BEING TREATED HERE IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. I AM NO CRIMINAL, I'M NO FELON. I'VE NEVER EVER BEEN TO PRISON. I AM A VETERAN FROM THE UNITED STATES ARM FORCES. I DON'T NEED NO MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF AND RAISE MY DAUGHTERS' CHILDREN, MY GRANDCHILDREN, I'M NOT ASKING FOR ONE RED CENT. I JUST WANT MY GRANDCHIDREN BACK IN MY ARMS AND IN MY HOME, THAT'S ALL I WANT. WE ARE FAMILY, WE ARE FAMILY, HOW CAN THEY DO THIS TO ME AND MY GRANDCHILDREN. THIS IS OUTRIGHT WRONG. THIS IS TRULY DEVASTATING. I AM SO TIRED OF CRYING AND WEEPING BUT I HAVE TO, I CAN'T STOP IT. I HAVE CAME SO FAR I MUST KEEP UP . MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE COUNTING ON THEIR GRANDMOTHER. THEY KNOW THAT I AM HERE AND DO WANT TO COME HOME.
MY FAMILY NEEDS ALL THE HELP AT THIS TIME SO IF ANYONE OUT THERE CAN PLEASE DO . PLEASE CALL ME AT 405-789-4064. THANK YOU. I AM JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY FAMILY TOGETHER.