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What Happened After That

 After that it was all just a blur. Once we got to the burn unit I got to the room with my son. His dad and "step mom" were already there. He was half sedated, due to removing the soot and all that from his stomach and lungs. As soon at that boy heard my voice he grabbed for me and brought me down to hug him. Oh my, he made me feel so so so bad. After that I went with the nurses to the other side of the burn unit to shower, was able to change and wrap my feet before we went to the hospital, my Aunt did that for me. Still covered in smoke, and smelling like burnt hair and burnt skin. Once we got into the shower, the nurse sat with me, and i'll forever be grateful. She sat with me while I just cried and cried. Washing my feet was painful, they were almost third degree burns on both feet, and my toes. I just sat there trying to understand and grasp what had just happened. After the shower we went and they did me up and wrapped my feet, it felt so much better. After that I we...

The Beginning

 I have been debating on whether to start this blog or not. But here it goes, I guess my journey of healing starts with telling my story.  I first want to introduce myself. My name is Dakota, I'm 33 from Ohio. I've lived here my whole life, it really isn't horrible but there's much better places lol. I work at Cracker Barrel as a server, I love it. I have three children a 12 year old son, a 7 year old daughter, and my son was 8 years old when we lost him. I have two dogs, a Bernese mountain dog named Gunner, and a lab/Bernese mix named Wyatt. I also have a 4 year old lab named Luna who is currently with my ex, hence how we got the puppies. I'm single, and I do live in a home that I take care of on my own. My life hasn't been perfect, but it wasn't the worst at all. I actually loved life before my family suffered the worst tragedy. I told you just a little bit about myself, let me tell you a little bit about my story. It's very hard to talk about, this is...