Blamed? At birthing me? Well, you know rare babies born with yellow skin and special attention on the baby.

In the 1970s, no one knew about easy way in the world to understand what technology is or medical, etc. My granny is in about late 40s, she does not know much about anything. Her life is on farm-to-farm working. She would blame on heart or disability. No idea what she done in those years.

My mother had me and no one know what to expected. I am small and her pregnancy is not big enough to notice. Let me tell you some story which is fact. My mother loved banana split ice cream and always ate on the weekends. One weekend, she was required to eat ice cream before that day I born. Then Sunday, my parents went to the church until mother asked father to took her to hospital after the preached. They did arrive and asked the doctor or nurse to take her to delivery baby. Nurse saw her size and told her it is not ready because so small. Doctor says to mother, “there is no baby in there.” Mother got angry and told them, “Get this baby out of me!” They were doubting about it, so they took her to delivery room and true business me BORN! I was so frozen and my skin yellow. They were shocked and felt dumb because I come out! DUH!

They took me to special light for skin turned normal color. No one know I was deaf whole time. They think I was normal baby, no mistakes. I stayed there for few days and without name! LOL Finally, find me name! Whew! I was followed by song from Barbra Streisand.

At about 18 months later, found out I was deaf completely. My granny started to blame my parents for giving me yellow skin and being deaf! It was so innocent event happens.

My mother wrote that story, but she lost somewhere, guessed throw in trash. I cannot say anymore.

Blessed granny’s heart, she passed away when I was 16 years old. I missed her a lot. She loved me so much like her kids and grandkids. No one know about heart issues after her passed and most of us attention to our heart history. Heart issues come up often now.

Want to know about yellow skin on baby: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22263-jaundice-in-newborns

Want to know about heart: https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/index.htm

Love ya! DW