I would like to first start off by introducing myself. My name is Cari Rene', I am 30 years old, Got married to an amazing man that I have known since 9th grade and I have an 8 year old son of my own along with 2 step children.

We live in a little coal cracker town in PA. I am a stay at home mom. My son is cyber schooled so I am his learning coach to help him with his daily assignments. \240We keep our selves busy with a mini zoo of rescue animals that we own ♥️♥️ We have 2 pugs (Madison & Kelsea), 7 cats (Eve, Meeks, Piper, Sally Mae, George, Moe & Geo), 2 rabbits (Georette & Hershey), 4 turtles ( No names), Bearded Dragon (Clyde) & 5 frogs.

My now husband & I dated all thru high-school. Then he became a military man right out of high school. At the time I didn't want that life so we went out separate ways. He got married and had to kids, I was engaged and had my son. We were apart for 7 years. I left my son's father do to his alcohol abuse when my son was only 6 months old and was single for a whole after that. My now husband's previous marriage went south and they got divorced. That's when he reached out to me as a friend to talk and just hang out. Shortly after we started dating and 3 years later we got married.

Last year around Halloween we bought our first house together. It was a foreclosure that needed some work. We worked on getting wallpaper off the walls, finishing floors, remodeling the bathroom. We were finally getting our house the way we wanted it when we got the news that my father was sick.

We found out my father had Stage 4 Sarcoma Cancer. He went for one round of chemo and ended up hospitalized with pneumonia 4 days later. He was in the hosp for 11 days. He came home to our home and was on the mend for about 8 days and then started his chemo again. That very next day he as back at the hosp. His health declined fast.

Right now he is on hospice and in a nursing home. He isn't expected to make it much longer. It is so hard to see him suffer the way he is. I really wish I could go back and change the past. He had a gf that I didn't see eye to eye with and my dad and my relationship suffered because of that. Our communication was hit or miss for about 11 years! He came back into my life when he was told he was sick 😢

I will continue this blog tomorrow. Right now I need to get some sleep. It's been a long day with my brother and another long day tomorrow 😩