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A Birthday
It is November 22, 2024; just past 2 AM. It is Juju’s birthday. We were not supposed to be here. Last year, on her birthday, Juju was...
Ivelis Santiago
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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Breakdown
And so it has happened. I have come face-to-face with a great fear. An I held it in. I kept it together. And I am grateful that it...
Ivelis Santiago
Oct 26, 20242 min read
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Where are They?
It is 2:30 AM on September 30, 2024. I should be sleeping, but the sudden bouts of insomnia never fail. So here I am, having to work in...
Ivelis Santiago
Sep 30, 20243 min read
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Four Months Without Emrys
It is September 27, 2024. In about an hour and 45 minutes, it will be four months since Emrys looked straight into my eyes as I asked,...
Ivelis Santiago
Sep 27, 20243 min read
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Statistical Findings
When I feel that something is wrong, I will search until I find it. Research provides answers that you may have never known existed. It...
Ivelis Santiago
Sep 24, 20243 min read
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The Reveal
December 2023 passed quickly. We didn’t have much of a Christmas because my focus was to make sure Emrys would’nt go without, and I...
Ivelis Santiago
Sep 14, 20243 min read
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Four Months Old
If our Divine Gift were still here with us, he would have been four months old on September 6, 2024, at 6:57 PM. On that day, Juju and I...
Ivelis Santiago
Sep 8, 20241 min read
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December…
Time passed rapidly in 2023. After confirming Juju’s pregnancy and seeing Emrys for the first time in October, time just flew. I passed...
Ivelis Santiago
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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Changes
So much has happened in the past three days. We signed a lease for a place in the area where our first safe place is located. We were...
Ivelis Santiago
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Three Months Without Emrys
It was three months ago that I called David and asked if he would stop by and stay with the dogs while Juju and I took Emrys to the...
Ivelis Santiago
Aug 27, 20242 min read
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A Small Gift
It is getting harder and harder going back to that house. Yes, we are moving soon, but everything is a process. You can no longer go in...
Ivelis Santiago
Aug 25, 20242 min read
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The Bestie
Back in September of 2023, I was looking through posts on the “neighbor” app, and saw this strange little puppy that caught my eye. We...
Ivelis Santiago
Aug 18, 20242 min read
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Barely Living
Today, at 6:57 PM, Emrys would have been 3 months old, if he would have been given a chance at life. I think of what we may have been...
Ivelis Santiago
Aug 7, 20242 min read
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Two Months Without Emrys
(Written on 7/27/20024 through just after midnight 7/28/2024) Today, just before 2:00 AM, marks the two month anniversary of the most...
Ivelis Santiago
Jul 28, 20243 min read
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Lost
Isn’t it crazy how three weeks can define who you are? You don’t realize just how much of an impact something has on you until it is no...
Ivelis Santiago
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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My Test
Emerys was conceived during a very challenging time for me. I was in the process of preparing to take the most significant exam of my...
Ivelis Santiago
Jul 25, 20242 min read
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Formula is NOT the Answer
Today marks 2 months since Juju and I took Emrys to the pediatric clinic with symptoms. His tiny feet were swollen. He was grunting. His...
Ivelis Santiago
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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First Pictures
Juju’s pregnancy occurred during a time when women’s rights had been compromised. Roe vs Wade was overturned in June of 2022, and living...
Ivelis Santiago
Jul 21, 20242 min read
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The Emptiness
It is so heartbreaking knowing that you are not ready to part with your loved one’s things, but are being forced to do so, because now...
Ivelis Santiago
Jul 6, 20242 min read
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Betrayal
Not long after the dream, Juju came to me and said, “Hey mom, FRIEND has a problem. His mom has him bouncing from hotel to hotel, has...
Ivelis Santiago
Jul 4, 20242 min read
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