Lera Clayborne:  

Today, I substitute teach at a high school in the city I live in. I worked hard for 15 years for the Federal Government. A divorcee, and mother of four children. I raised a total of seven children, three young men today, that mother needed help at the time. I loved the work she did and had made a good name for herself. I was motivated and loved working for Lawyers. My supervisors always praised my work and Iwas given many incentives for employees that are hard workers. I was known all over the building, got raises and was content with my lifestyle. In 2003, I was commuting back and forth from South Jersey to Washington. D.C. I was renting an apartment in Maryland and handling and managing a home in New Jersey. My parents lived in New Jersey in the home she had along with I's children. I worked hard to maintain my way of life, then things began to get hectic, the children had become grown and my parents had became ill. My younger sister became ill at the same time my parents became ill. I worried for about six months on what to do in this situation. I became frustrated after awhile, my mother underwent a triple bypass, my sister's brain tumor had gotten worst with the epilepsy triggering constantly. My father Alzheimer was diagnosed about the same time. My director at work, wanted me to go a few months to take care of her parents then come back. I decided not to go back, I didn't want to change the surroundings for my father, mother nor sister. I asked for a compassionate dismissal and was given it. I decided to full time take care of my parents and sister. I have one brother and had one sister. I took care of my ...Expand for more