Tammy Starosta:  

I married 16 days after graduating high school, I gave birth to one daughter and five sons, although my twin sons were born to early to survive, the single son I gave birth to at home unexpectedly and he did not survive either, they remain in my heart forever as part of my children. I went on to have two more healthy boys and they are all now grown adults with children of their own. I began going to college when I was 32 and graduated at 35 with a bachelors degree in Social Work. I worked in Sedalia MO for nearly ten years after leaving my husband of 19 years but never divorced until ten years later. I have become disabled due to severe back problem and joint arthritis that stops me from being able to work in my field any longer nor any employment. It is hard to have worked all my life and then give up your life's dream and career! I live in Liberty MO now and have for the last 7 1/2 years. My children wanted me to move closer to them since I became disabled. My daughter Elizabeth, is going to college part time and is a full time mother also...so she pulls double duty! She is married a a very nice man, named Eric and they have two boys Andrew, 13 and Neal 11 in Feb. My oldest son Timothy went to college and went on to become a lawyer and is married with one son (20 months) and a new one on the way come July 2013...I am thrilled! My youngest son Benjamin is in the Army and has served since 2001 after the towers fell. He has been posted in Washington DC as a Honor Guard, who performed the many funerals for soldiers that did not make it back alive, and was also a recruiter for the Army. He is stationed in Texas at this time and we are just waiting to see if he is deployed over seas. My prayers are that he remains inside the USA for the rest of his ten year time limit. He is married a wonderful woman named Lauren and they have two little girls named Aleigha 3, and Lily 6 months. In the future they may try for that boy......Expand for more