A relative of one of Angie's students had a baby last Friday, and DSS has put the infant into foster care because the birthmother had to be incarcerated. The birthmother is addicted to crack cocaine, which is apparently what induced her labor at 37 weeks. The baby, a half Hispanic, half Caucasian girl, weighed just over five pounds but is healthy so far. We are praying about and for this little girl, who may be adopted by a family member. Angie called the assigned social worker today to get details and is waiting for a return call. The birthmother has had six other children, all of whom were exposed to crack during pregnancy. The oldest has schizophrenia, but the younger ones have dealt only with some development speech delays and manageable learning disabilities.
We'll just take this a step at a time.
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