So after dealing with my first breakdown issues life continued. I continued working nights so that I could have my days free to be able to go to Jackie's school and check up on how she was doing also dealing with her brother's schools and going to their school activities etc.
After 10 years or so of working nights I switched to the day shift which put a lot of stress on me because I had to make sure everyone was off to school before I left for work which wasn't easy because my boys were in the METCO program and their schools were in another town which meant that they had to be at their bus stop by 6:30 am. Well let me tell you, there were plenty of times when I was chasing that bus all over Boston trying to get to the next stop before she did. On the days that I missed it completely, I had to drive them to their school, which was not close, rush back to get Jackie home before her bus showed up to pick her up then jump on the train so that I could be in work before 9 am.
In 1996 we decided to move to Puerto Rico near my husband's family. We were hoping that the change would be good for Jackie since she would be able to be outdoors more. Boy was I wrong....
