Sonya Richards

Vanessa's Choice Sonya Richards

This story is based on actual events in the life of Vanessa, a single mother of one that is hospitalized from internal bleeding and near death. During her ordeal she finds out that she is pregnant, and the doctor believes the bleeding is being caused by the fetus she is carrying. Although her doctor recommends abortion, Vanessa is too busy living life on the fast track to think about her pregnancy, and before she knows it, it is too late to abort. Now she is faced with having to make decisions she is not mentally ready- nor mature enough to make. She barely takes care of the two year old daughter she already has as her priorities lie with partying and living each day care free. As time passes she becomes homeless and hospitalized in a state where she has no one to lean on for assistance. The decisions she makes after this realization will change her from a partying, carefree, combative girl to a responsible, mature woman.