When I first found out I was pregnant, I was scared and alone. I learned after the fact that my pregnancy was the result of a date rape drug that was put in my drink at a party.  I felt like my life was over.  I felt like there was nowhere to turn.  I was going to school to be a firefighter, and there was no way that that could happen if I was pregnant.  I didn’t even want to tell anybody. I finally told a friend that I was going to end the pregnancy. I had always been against abortion, but when it actually happened to me, I felt abortion was my only option.

I had a friend who took me to an abortion clinic. I felt to depressed that morning but at the same time, I felt like I had no choice except abortion.  I wanted to get it over with, just wanted it to be behind me so I could get on with my life.

At the abortion clinic I cried the whole time I was there.  All they wanted me to do was sign papers and give them money. During the ultrasound they turned the screen away from me so I couldn’t see it.  They told me I was six weeks along.  The atmosphere and experience at the abortion clinic was so awful and I decided I didn’t want to go through with it.  I talked to a counselor who tried to push me into having the abortion even after I said I didn’t want it.  I left there crying and still needed to talk to somebody.

A friend of mine looked up the Robbinsdale Women’s Center, and I made an appointment for an ultrasound.  When I walked in, I was greeted by somebody friendly.  They were nice to me, and I felt comfortable and cared for.  They wanted to talk to me about my life and hear what I had to say.  They cared about me and my situation. During the ultrasound I got to see the screen and I knew that was my baby.  The women there prayed with me and comforted me.  I felt at peace.

When my baby was born it was an overwhelming time. After he was born they let me hold him, and I just started to bawl.  He was so gorgeous.  I’ve never seen anything so beautiful.

I am so glad that I had the Robbinsdale Women’s Center was there to turn to because I don’t know how things would be if I didn’t.  I don’t want to even think about that possibility because now I have a five-year-old boy, Charlie, who is the love of my life.  He’s laughing and giggling all the time, and I cannot imagine life without him.

The Robbinsdale Women’s Center was a place that offered me the love, hope, and practical help I needed throughout my pregnancy.