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Asdis Jenna <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Sun, 10 Jun 2001 19:03:34 +0000
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well done! good luck with Susan.

At 11:55 10.6.2001 -0400, you wrote:
>On March 4, 2001, I became father to a beautiful baby girl Susan Elizabeth
>Jeffries.  Her mother Sherry Thompson has CP and her parents had Sherry have
>her tubes tied in 1998.  I thought when I broke up with Sherry we could just
>go our separate ways and I could start my life with Lorri.  I found out on
>Halloween that Sherry was not only pregnant but approximately 5 months
>pregnant.  This was very shocking on all three of us and Sherry's parents.
>Their first words were when they were told was for Sherry to have an
>abortion.  It was well past that time.  The next step was from UCP to tell
>Sherry to put the baby up for adoption.  UCP was under the impression that
>Sherry was seeing several guys and I may not be the father.
>
>      The problem on this chain of thought is that the only guys she was
>seeing were in chairs and needed assistance.  That in itself is not the issue
>but there is something that only Sherry and I know about the one that Sherry
>was seeing the most and if this would have went to full trial it would
>seriously embarrass UCP for making such a statement.  Anyway, I had to break
>things off with Lorri because if this was truly my daughter honor demands I
>take responsibility for my actions.  Lorri I hope you can forgive me for
>doing this but I could not let agencies destroy another disabled persons
>dignity.  When Sherry and Susan was ready to be released the hospital said
>that Susan could not be released to us and Children's services had to be
>involved.  To make a long story short.  I went to court and I finally got
>custody of Susan on June 5.  There's more to this but I've got to go Susan's
>crying
>
>"Long ago and far away we had a point you know that we had to make, we won't
>live for yesterday, ready or not we're going to have our way"
>
>Twisted Sister  Wake Up (the sleeping giant)

Asdis Jenna and the wonderful cat Agatha Mist.
Seltjarnarnesi
Iceland
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"Accept me for what I am and I'll accept you for what you're accepted as."
Christopher Nolan.

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