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Teen Mom Sacrifices For Blind Baby

Item: Selah's sacrifice: Single teen mom living in transition to keep help for blind baby/Brian Walker, CdA Press

More Info: Selah has to be with Lelah 24-7 and, to maintain medical coverage in Washington, she needs to live there away from her family in Post Falls to keep residency in that state. That has translated into temporarily living with Lelah at a family friend's home at Nine Mile Falls north of Spokane and taking a medical shuttle van to medical appointments in Spokane because she doesn't have a vehicle. Adoption, Selah said, is not an option.

Question: What would you do if you were in Selah's shoes?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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