Hi, my name is Tanya and I\u2019m still kinda new to this marathon thing, although I was in the 2017 Poetry Marathon. I did the 24 then but this time will be doing the 12 and will start tonight at 9 pm. I used to write stories and poems all the time but I reached a low in life around 1992 and attempted suicide, I’m so glad I lived because I would’ve missed so much in my life no matter how good or bad; my experiences have taught me so much. I lost a fiancee in 1994 to drowning and then in 1998 I lost another one when he was hit while riding his motocycle. I have kids by both. Anyway I\u2019ve been busy raising my kids and just trying to get back to me. I now have 4 adult kids; a son 25 who is now a stepdad and married, a 23 year old daughter who is a new mom and made me a grandmother, a 22 year old son who is in a new relationship of his own and doing well in his job, and a 19 year old son with autism spectrum disorder. I myself became a new mom at 48 years old and am engaged, my new addition is an 18 month old little girl whom I gave birth to 2 months early on December 17, 2018 through emergency c-section due to a placental abruption she weighed 4lbs 7ozs. She has brought such a light into my life. Thank you for letting me be involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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