{"id":19227,"date":"2012-07-19T06:37:20","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T10:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=19227"},"modified":"2013-04-03T22:35:49","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T02:35:49","slug":"i-chose-life-with-no-regrets-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/i-chose-life-with-no-regrets-2\/","title":{"rendered":"I chose life with NO regrets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Written by Cortney Higgs<\/em><\/div>\n
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When i was 20, i was living with my boyfriend and doing my party scene.<\/div>\n

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We were really living our life, having alot of fun. We were going out and enjoying time with friends. \u00a0I thought I had my life made for myself. I finally met a man that my mom actually approved of and I saw my \u201chappily ever after\u201d with.<\/div>\n
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Right when I thought I was in the fun time of my life, things began to feel different with me \u2026<\/div>\n
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I started to notice that I had become extremely exhausted all the time.<\/em><\/div>\n
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I remember i was watching Juno,\u00a0<\/em>the movie and caught myself thinking \u201coh my gosh \u2026 i have all the same symptoms\u00a0Juno<\/em>\u00a0is having.\u201d Just a flurry of thoughts were bombarding my mind. \u201cNo no no, there is no way. I couldnt be. Could I be really pregnant?\u201d<\/div>\n
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The next morning, after my\u00a0Juno<\/em>\u00a0movie night with my best friend, I took about 12 pregnancy tests. \u00a0The first one, the + sign immediately popped up. Still in shock and denial, I needed to take 12 more before it finally sunk in. I called my boyfriend and told him we needed to talk when he got home. I then called my best friend, and told her. I remembered her pulling over to the side of the road and just her pausing on the phone. \u00a0She asked the question \u201cWhat are you going to do Court?\u201d<\/div>\n
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I hung up the phone with tears in my eyes asking myself the very same question.What am I going to do?\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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After hanging up the phone with my best friend, I called and scheduled a doctors appointment. Shortly after I texted my mom. I told her that I really needed a friend and someone to talk to. Her mothers intuition kicked in full gear. She replied with, \u201cWhat\u2019s going on? What\u2019s wrong.\u201d She knew immediately I was pregnant. \u00a0The breath was taken from me.<\/div>\n
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After finding out i was 5 weeks pregnant, the questions started flashing through my head. My boyfriend started getting into my head on how we couldn\u2019t afford a baby, how we\u2019re not ready, how we couldn\u2019t provide the life our child would deserve. I went to a clinic feeling so disgusted with myself for being at the one place I always told myself I would never go to.<\/div>\n
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When we pulled up, there were protesters standing outside the clinic. I went inside and quickly signed in. I still kept questioning my decision but before I could decide on an answer, a counselor called out my name. She began discussing my options \u2026 I remember them pricking my finger to check my iron level. They said to me, \u201cI\u2019ve never seen someone so devastated\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
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I was moved into a room to do an ultrasound to check on my embryo. I couldn\u2019t keep my tears in.I kept thinking please let there be a sign, anything to show me what to do. The nurse looked at the screen and said, \u201cI think you need to give this another week or two to think about. We can\u2019t see an embryo, so come back in 2 weeks and we\u2019ll check again and see if this is what you really want to do.\u201d<\/div>\n
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I got up and walked out. I remember my boyfriend being so confused on why I didn\u2019t go through with it. I couldn\u2019t explain it to him. He was a guy and he\u2019d never understand what I was having to go through. We raced out of there quick.<\/div>\n
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Those 2 weeks I thought so much about it and decided that I really couldn’t go through with an abortion – living my life with tons of “what if’s”<\/em> was too much to even imagine. I would never regret having this baby but there is a chance I would regret not …<\/div>\n
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Two weeks later, I went back to the clinic. They called me back and I told the counselor I had decided I going to keep my child. She smiled at me, and said good luck. I remember walking out of the clinic with my friend of mine and a protestor came up to me to check on me. I looked at her and said, \u201cThank you. Thank you so much! I am keeping my baby!\u201d\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
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My mom had always supported anything I would decide but she said, \u201cmake sure it\u2019s a decision you can live with.\u201d I told my boyfriend i was keeping my baby. I couldn\u2019t go through with an abortion. He was not happy with my decision. He got scared and he left me. I was devastated.<\/div>\n
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I had my mom, and my best friend by my side. The day I found out I was having a little girl, I was excited for all the cute little things I wanted to get her. Since little girl stuff is so adorable! My mom was at every sonogram appointment with me, cried with me at each one and was excited for me at the same time.<\/div>\n
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When my sweet baby little girl Harlie was born, I felt at that moment that the world had stopped just for me. She was the light of my life. She was the reason for living, my reason to do better and to push myself to the limits I never thought I would go. I cried. She was the most precious baby I\u2019ve ever seen weighing 9 lbs 21 inches.. I felt so blessed.<\/div>\n
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My mom cried with me tears of joy. It really made me realize that my mother was incredible. She\u2019d been my motivational cheerleader my entire pregnancy. When I had no one else, she was there with me every day. I craved to be just like her to my sweet little Harlie as she was a single mother of two.<\/div>\n
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Life as a single mom it was definitely harder and different but SO worth it.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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When Harlie was 6 months old, I decided to go finish a college and become a dental assistant. I did it! I finished and graduated. I have been a dental assistant for 3 years and I\u2019m getting ready to go back to college for either Therapist\/Counselor, Childrens Psychology, Labor and delivery nurse.<\/div>\n
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My life is so full and rewarding. When I get stressed out, I\u2019m exhausted but I would never trade any of it for the world. She\u2019s my reason for changing my life. She\u2019s my strength, my growth, my reason for everything.<\/div>\n
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Those of you who go through pregnancy alone, don\u2019t be afraid. Life does get better. Life can be SO rewarding and full.<\/div>\n
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Never lose faith. <3<\/div>\n
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Originally published on Embrace Grace blog<\/a> on June 22, 2012.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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