Im here to tell my story about how horrible DCFS has done me and my son.
On January 3rd 2024, I was changing my son’s diaper on our bed which is on the floor. I left my son on the bed to grab a pack of wipes( I know dumb mom mistake) he ended up rolling off the bed which again is on the floor so it wasn’t much of a fall. I continued to change his diaper, but when I picked his leg up he started screaming I knew something was wrong. I immediately took him to the hospital (Minden Medical Center). I Told the doctors exactly what’d happened, they took X-Rays of his leg and he ended up having a leg Fracture right above his knee. I felt so horrible, the dumb mistake I had made hurt my baby. A little while later I was greeted with DCFS while still at the hospital. The doctors told them “ This may or may not have been an accident.” And “There’s no way he fractured his leg from that distance.” So of course they took my child without any proof of anything. I was completely shattered, I thought I did the right thing cause that’s what you’re suppose to do when your baby is hurt is take them to the hospital right? My son was then placed in my sister’s care the same day. On January 5th they sent him to several doctor’s appointments to check him head to toe. They found absolutely no evidence of any physical abuse. Our first court date was January 7th it went horrible, the judge ordered more of an investigation. I didn’t understand why when they found no abuse, the supervisor of DCFS pulled my sister to the side saying he apparently had previous X-Rays done where he had a skull fracture and he was definitely being abused. I had no idea what they were talking about. After calling the doctor’s office several times that allegedly said he had previously been there for a skull fracture they finally told me that they mixed his medical records up with another child’s. Our second court day came Feb 18th and I thought for sure I’d definitely have my son back because once again they have no evidence of abuse. Nope.. the judge ordered more of an investigation. DCFS told his father and I, we both had to take parenting classes in order for me to get him back. A little bit of background on my son’s father. My son was 14 months old at the time and his father might have seen him a total of 5 times. I’d have to fight with him to pick his son up. He lives in Texas, but worked in Shreveport/Bossier and would never call or come see him he’d say things like,” I have laundry I need to do.” Just trying to give you an idea of the kind of person he is. But of course DCFS said he had to be involved. Our 3rd court date finally came and I thought,” this is it, this is the day I get him back.” I missed him so much. Custody was given to his Father I was angry, crushed, shattered everything. But because he was done with parenting classes before me he got full custody. ( He got to do them online and I was not given the same opportunity) a few days later I found out that my son was diagnosed with KBG syndrome and one of the symptoms that goes with that is Brittle Bone Disease. Now the father has full custody and lives an 1hr 30 min away and won’t let me see my son. The son that I birthed, raised, fed, got up in the middle of the night for EVERYTHING. I’m completely lost without him. DCFS is completely wrong for what they did. From mixing up his medical records to not waiting for the genetic results showing my son had Brittle Bone disease and that I did not do what they thought I did. Now I have no right to my son and I can’t afford a lawyer for a mistake they made.
All I’m asking for is help. Whether it’s legal advice or just donating for a lawyer. I don’t know what to do or even how to go about this.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story!
