“I also wonder just how bad things can get and how soon.” McClain’s work is notable for its vulnerability. Wade, the January 6 insurrection, and a devastating pandemic.
“I wonder … whether US institutions and our confidence in them will continue to collapse,” she wrote in 2019, ahead of the overturning of Roe v. In McClain’s reported guide to parenting Black children, her prescience stands out. We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood, by Dani McClain
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The five titles below helped me reimagine how to mother in an inhospitable time and place. Books did not offer me an escape instead, they inspired the hope that I can love deeply and create something beautiful in the world. And, to find solace after dwelling in painful memories, I read widely.
When I wrote my memoir, This Boy We Made, about my son’s medical and developmental challenges, re-creating scenes of hospital visits and emergencies drained me, and yet I knew that if I didn’t convey the intensity of those moments, my words wouldn’t connect with the readers I wanted them to reach. The right book can whisk you away others draw you in without your permission. (Here I borrow from Alexis Pauline Gumbs, who defines mothering expansively as “the practice of creating, nurturing, affirming, and supporting life.”) How does one cultivate and pass along anything more than rage and despair?įor me, reading and writing can be restorative acts, even when they require me to face dark or uncertain realities. It can be hard to find space to live and grow and breathe in the U.S., let alone mother. During the upheaval of the summer of 2020, for example, my son also had his third unexplained seizure, and I faced the disorienting truth that I couldn’t promise to keep him safe, even within my own house. Sometimes it feels as though decades of tragedy and erasure have been smashed into the past 30 months. Any help would be amazing, even a prayer or sharing this to reach others who may be able to help.In the introduction to her book Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change, Angela Garbes describes these times as “strange and difficult years of instability, loss, and grief-both general and intimate.” That’s it, I thought. Take some time, think about it, and if you are able to donate any amount, even if it were a couple dollars, it would go toward a great cause and will greatly be appreciated. I have listed the goal as $7,800 for help with traveling to/ from and for any stay in a hotel prior to the procedure. Our family is not made of money, and we are not able to provide her with the funds she needs. The specialist requires the entire cost of the procedure upfront. She is struggling financially already and has tried to take out a loan with no luck. Her health insurance will not cover a penny of this cost. The problem? She lives in North Carolina and this specialist is in Atlanta, Georgia. I am so excited that my sister and closest friend has found hope when she felt like there was none. She was told that if her condition were to recur, they would not reach the point they are currently. After some time she has finally received word back that they will accept her case! FINALLY- a chance at living a "normal life." Dr.Sinervo has developed a surgical plan which will allow her to have approximately 12 to 15 years 90% pain free. She compiled a 3" binders worth of her medical records from previous doctors and an application for this new doctor. She researched and found a new doctor that specializes in cases like hers. These surgeries have had very little impact on her symptoms. Over the past 8 years, she has endured 6 surgeries, starting at the age of 13. In order to try to alleviate her symptoms she has been to many different doctors and has been referred to a few specialists. She even picks up shifts when they are available because like many of us, she is just trying to make ends meet. Despite the agonizing pain she continues to go to work, which usually requires pushing, pulling, and lifting on patients to ensure they are properly cared for. Due to this, she experiences severe pain on a daily basis, making it practically impossible for her to enjoy activities with friends and family. She often gets ovarian cysts on top of chronic dysplasia- a precancerous condition. My sister has a condition called Endometriosis as well as spastic pelvic floor syndrome. I want to help raise the money needed for her to get the care she desperately needs. All of her career, she has devoted herself to caring for patients in need. This is for my sister, the hardest working CNA I know.
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