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Never Thought It would Happen To Me
Author: 
Lori Valentin
Hometown: 
Prattville Al

In April of 07 I lost the only Grandparent I ever had, my Dad`s mother. In Nov. of 2007, 3 days before Thanksgiving, I lost my only son his name IS not was Ashton Keith Oldham,it was one of the worst car wrecks in Prattville, took 3 hours to get him out of his car. I was rasing 2 granddaughter`s 8 yrs and 1yr. My son had insurance that I didn`t know about, I gave him an awsome funeral (if you can call it that), then in Dec. of 07 I got a called about his money, I said I got the money, and the lady on the other line said you get $10,000 more for it being an accident. With the 1st 10,000 I buried him and adopted 2 familes for christmas that would get anything. Then in April 2009 I lost my best friend my Mother, my father and her were married for 49 yrs and 3 months. In Sept.of 09 I lost a brother,then in Oct.of 09 I lost the only cousin I knew and grew up with. I had 2 cars stolen and couldn`t prove who did it. I lost 3 dogs (they were my babies, bed babies). On Dec. 30th just 5 days after christmas, my home burned down. We got out safe. I lost a lot because I had put the whole $10,000 from my son`s second check in that home.I lost all my furniture. We`re doing ok (I`m rasing a 11yr old granddaughter now. I had to give the 1 yr old up for adoption.) See I`m on disabilty and we live off $694.00 a month. All I want is a new den set so I won`t be ashamed when people stop in, also I had just finished giving my granddaughter (Veronica) a bedroom from a J.C.Penny catalog. I was given a king size bed (I have to have with her and the new dogs) and it was infested with bed bugs. I got rid of it, a friend of mine gave me a queen size mattress and it`s now on the floor, I have a very bad back and it takes everything I have to get up in the morings. So my question to ya`ll is, is there anything ya`ll have gotten in or back and are just going to throw away? If so please contact me and Ill be more than glad to pick it up, even if I have to do some work on it, I`m real good at stripping dowm things and making them awesome. Thank you for anything you can do,if you can`t do anything Thank you for listening. Lori Valentin