Jared's Path

By Barbara M. Schuck

You begin the parent role as soon as you find out you are pregnant. The care you have for yourself also is caring for the child within. I believe a womans intuition is very powerful. If you have a strong feeling about something, you should listen no matter what others think. You know yourself better than anyone else. Follow your inner feelings.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Jun 7, 2018
• ISBN: 9781982204891

Barbara M. Schuck

I have been married to my wonderful husband for 32 years. We live out in the country and enjoy our nice neighborhood. I have three cats and they are very enjoyable. I like to paint ceramics and go on walks when I am not working. I participate in a 4-H club called Best Friends 4-H Club. This club works with children with special needs to handle canines and learn about canines and then can participate in the Berrien County Youth Fair. All the canines are therapy dogs or qualify to be a therapy dog. I am also club secretary. Jared and I have participated in this club for many years. I also volunteer for a local senior center for which I transport people to appointments and shopping errands. I also help them with the monthly commodities when my job allows me. I have a part-time job working at a casino but I am always advocating for my son. I am just a mom doing the best I can for my son, to carry our love to eternity.

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Jared’s Path

Barbara M. Schuck

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-0491-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-0490-7 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-0489-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018906235

Balboa Press rev. date: 06/05/2018

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Mother’s Instinct

I Am The Child

For Mothers

Where Are The Parents?

A Different Flower

To my son, Jared, and in memory of my little girl, Kristina.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank the people who helped me with this book. I want to thank my husband for being patient with me and encouraging me to follow through. Thank you to my friend Patti Dynes for being there and encouraging me and helping me. Thank you to my publisher, to whom I owe a lot for their expertise and kindness. Thank you to my friend Dawn Kaplansky for her spiritual help and love. Thank you to my dog Alex who is always by side and sharing his love. Thank you to Albert and Nancy Schuck for their support and monetary help. Thank you to my sisters who supported me and have helped with Jared’s care. Thank you to my brother Doug, who passed away this year but always asked how Jared was doing and was so proud of him too. Thank you to my friends Betty and Lewis for being supportive to me. I am forever grateful to everyone. God bless.

MOTHER’S INSTINCT

You begin the parent role as soon as you find out you are pregnant. The care you have for yourself is also the care you afford the child within. I believe a woman’s intuition is very powerful. If you have a strong feeling about something, you should listen—no matter what others think. You know yourself better than anyone else. Follow your inner feelings.

During my pregnancy I followed the doctor’s appointments, took my vitamins, and ate healthy. As the pregnancy continued, I felt something was wrong with the baby. We had an ultrasound, and we knew we were having a boy. How amazing it is to see that little human developing inside of you! I was so happy and proud. I was told everything was fine and given his first picture.

But part of me still had this feeling that something was not right. So I continued with eating healthy, taking my vitamins, trying to get sleep, taking walks, and doing all the paperwork for my husband and my business. I was also taking care of my ailing mother at our home. Mom had a lot of medical problems and didn’t want to be in a nursing home, and I promised her I would take care of her. I was learning about her medical doctors, hospital stays, and all the care needed to make her comfortable. I am glad I had the time with my mom and don’t regret any of it. I truly believe everything happens for a reason, and in time I will know the reason. Little did I know that I was being prepared for the care and medical problems of my son to come later.

I was still concerned about his development. He did not move much. I was told not to worry as long as I felt the movement once every twenty-four hours. Maybe I felt it, and maybe I didn’t. I wasn’t sure. I just had a feeling that something was wrong with him. The tests I had all indicated everything was normal. So again, I was told not to worry. Of course, I did worry. Then in my thirty-fifth week of pregnancy, my water broke. If he was born then, he would be five weeks early.

Tests showed his lungs weren’t developed fully, but I was told not to worry. The doctor told me he thought the baby would weigh about seven pounds, but my guess was five pounds and three ounces because of my intuition on his size.

In spite of everything, my baby, Jared, arrived at 7:59 a.m. on February 18, 1995. He weighed five pounds and three ounces and was twenty-one and a half inches long. He was blue and had very little muscle tone, and I said he was floppy. His Apgar score for one minute was eight, and his five-minute score was nine, for which ten is the best score. Notice how I guessed his weight exactly. Again, I was told not to worry because he was premature and I was a first-time mother. Of course, I did worry. He was put