# @raisingculturesfamily on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6e--aIMznQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38137006-raisingculturesfamily-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-05-02T23:13:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Keia Jones Baldwin (@raisingculturesfamily) — https://gondola.cc/raisingculturesfamily

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May is…

1. Lupus Awareness Month- I was misdiagnosed with osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, all kinds of stuff. They didn’t believe me when I would tell them the type of pain I was experiencing. Luckily a trip to the ER after years of trying to figure out what was going on with me yielded to a diagnosis. Afterwards I experienced extreme depression and was out of work for 6 months. I was mentally and spiritually broken. 11 years later, I’m thriving. It takes a lot mentally to cope with chronic pain daily and all the bull-crap that comes with having an autoimmune disease but God Let me see those L-Hand Signs✋🏾 and Purple Hearts 💜 

Mental Health Awareness Month- As a licensed therapist, mental wellness is very important to me. Take care of your mental health. Self-care is the best care! Let me see those green hearts for mental health awareness 💚 

National Foster Care Month- As a foster mother and advocate, you all know that fostering is near and dear to me. Becoming a foster parent has changed my life for the better. It’s made me a better parent and person overall. With over 400,000 children in foster care, it’s vital that we advocate for those in need. If you desire to become a foster parent, we need you…don’t come playing with these kids, they’ve already been through enough. Red hearts for former and current foster children ❤️ 

Mother’s Day- I became a mother in 2003 and was told I wouldn’t be able to physically carry anymore children. This saddened me tremendously because my husband didn’t (and still doesn’t) have any biological children. After 8 miscarriages, several failed IVF attempts, and 1 failed surrogacy, I was tired and felt defeated. When I healed and started following God’s plan for my life, motherhood has been sweeter ever since! After 1 adult adoption and 2 adoptions through foster care, I’m now a mom of four and wouldn’t change it for the world! To all the moms, moms of child loss, moms of miscarriages, Godmoms, Auntie moms, mentor moms, teacher moms, moms in waiting, and those desiring to be moms…happy early Mother’s Day! Let’s see those flowers for the mamas!💐 #raisingcultures #lupusawarenessmonth #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #foster

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