Hi Dave I read your story and it sounds familiar to me. Before coming
to Portland I rode motorcycles with the Oakland Hells Angels and I
did more than my share of crank and I also spent time in the federal
system. When living in California an associate placed a bomb in front
of my bedroom window and I was in bed less than 3 feet from it when
it went off. My partner (pregnant) and my 1-year old daughter were
also lying in the same bed with me. They said that they could hear
the blast in San Francisco which is across the bay about 20 miles
away. Plastic explosives. We all three went to the hospital and I was
the lucky one who was shielded mostly from the blast. My partner and
daughter were hurt very badly. I have raised my daughter ever since.
She was released from from a 6 month stay in children's hospital in
Oakland. I am a 63 year old single parent of a beautiful 16 year old
Quadriplegic girl and her mom has passed on. She is both physically
and mentally delayed but does walk a small amount and she is able to
talk . I would like to find a family to take her into adulthood as I
am getting old and tired. I would rather not see her go into the
system which is full of physical abuse. She a beautiful girl and I
looks very normal as she was injured at one year of age and it is
hard to tell by just looking at her that she is hurt. She has no
family available to care for her and honestly I am getting tired and
I have not been away from her overnight in 7-8 years now. She told me
to ask Oprah Winfrey to please help us find a new mommy and daddy for
her but they never even answered my email to them. I'm not sure why I
am writing this letter to you but I just need to tell someone and
after reading your post I felt that you might really understand where
I am coming from. Some times we just need to let off a little
pressure. I am going to send a picture of Ashley as well as one of
the two of us and I really want for you to know how deeply your story
affected me while reading it and I am so happy for you to have been
able to turn your life around and do so well with it. I also am doing
well and please don't think that I haven't thought about doing more of
the crank over the last 15 years but somehow I have been able to stay
away from it and care for my daughter pretty well. It has been tough
trying to make a living and to also care for someone who cannot do
much at all for themselves but it also has had its rewards. Sincerely
Tom & Ashley Hayes
to Portland I rode motorcycles with the Oakland Hells Angels and I
did more than my share of crank and I also spent time in the federal
system. When living in California an associate placed a bomb in front
of my bedroom window and I was in bed less than 3 feet from it when
it went off. My partner (pregnant) and my 1-year old daughter were
also lying in the same bed with me. They said that they could hear
the blast in San Francisco which is across the bay about 20 miles
away. Plastic explosives. We all three went to the hospital and I was
the lucky one who was shielded mostly from the blast. My partner and
daughter were hurt very badly. I have raised my daughter ever since.
She was released from from a 6 month stay in children's hospital in
Oakland. I am a 63 year old single parent of a beautiful 16 year old
Quadriplegic girl and her mom has passed on. She is both physically
and mentally delayed but does walk a small amount and she is able to
talk . I would like to find a family to take her into adulthood as I
am getting old and tired. I would rather not see her go into the
system which is full of physical abuse. She a beautiful girl and I
looks very normal as she was injured at one year of age and it is
hard to tell by just looking at her that she is hurt. She has no
family available to care for her and honestly I am getting tired and
I have not been away from her overnight in 7-8 years now. She told me
to ask Oprah Winfrey to please help us find a new mommy and daddy for
her but they never even answered my email to them. I'm not sure why I
am writing this letter to you but I just need to tell someone and
after reading your post I felt that you might really understand where
I am coming from. Some times we just need to let off a little
pressure. I am going to send a picture of Ashley as well as one of
the two of us and I really want for you to know how deeply your story
affected me while reading it and I am so happy for you to have been
able to turn your life around and do so well with it. I also am doing
well and please don't think that I haven't thought about doing more of
the crank over the last 15 years but somehow I have been able to stay
away from it and care for my daughter pretty well. It has been tough
trying to make a living and to also care for someone who cannot do
much at all for themselves but it also has had its rewards. Sincerely
Tom & Ashley Hayes
Hey Tom,
It's a helluva story. I want to thank you for stopping by my booth, and for
bringing Ashley. Here is a nice photo of us.
It's a helluva story. I want to thank you for stopping by my booth, and for
bringing Ashley. Here is a nice photo of us.
Dave Dahl
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