Our Story

A personal documentary about a young woman learning to live as an adult with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• alcohol
• american
• Cree
• family
• FAS
• fetal
• life
• native
• parenting
• struggle
• syndrome
• youth

[lilmami316]

This story reminds me so much of mylife...my mom wz a alcoholic n she died becuz of it...but not be4 she had me n passd her shit on2 me. Now im stuck on this earth wit FAS n it worries me dat i mite end up like her.I DON't WANT 2! I try not 2. But my lifes not e-z wit all da surgries. I had heart surgrey n 6 ear surgries, eye surgry n cleft palate. I have 2 mor surgries comin up. All i can say is plz don't drink while ur prego, its gonna effect ur child no matter what.

[eidehenre]

how devastating it must be for the grandmother

[maureen1002]

This is horribly sad, but eye-opening. While I was aware that children born to active alcoholics had physical problems, I was unaware that the alcoholism itself was literally passed on as well. The fact that once they pick up a drink, they pick up where there mother left off is entirely new information to me. I will pray for this family; it seriously is heartbreaking to see the grandmother struggle with this battle to save her grandchildren! Thank you for sharing their story @inprogress301

[Shmaynoria]

I can't imagine ANYONE leaving their child alone for DAYS, giving them nothing but water. This is sickening. Her disease was not alcoholism. She was genuinely evil.

[suzzzzane]

Fetal alcohol syndrome is not genetic. So mothers have to drink while pregnant or breastfeeding. I do feel for u my mother is an alcoholic too, but I think she just started later

[GsShay]

@lilmami316 I am praying for you, sister. The God that I serve can heal and deliver anybody. if you need somebody to talk to, I am here.

[Alimaleo]

Another support of why stupid people shouldn't breed.

[jb55101]

i wounder if she goes to the dorthy day center downtown st paul.

[jb55101]

this is in my state u know that hospital.

[6969ldd]

omg,i gave my son fas but i didnt men too,and i wasnt a alcoholic either,i have 3 beautiful kids and dont get me wrong,i was no perfect mother but i didnt do anything like leave my kidswith strangers,leave them in dirty nappies,spend money on myself before my kids,thats fucking awful....i am finding it hard to cope with wa ive done to my son but the only way i can forgive myself is by being th ebest mum i can be and also i want to help prevent another child from being born with fas