Catrina's Story

H ello my name is Catrina Davidson. I am the proud mom to two wonderful children, Andrianna age 3 (will be 4 soon) and Dallas age 1 and a half. Here is our story.

My son was born pre-term due to heath problems with my cervix. He was 2 pounds 1 oz and soon dropped to 1 pound 10oz. My son at between 2 and three months old had kidney failure, he was given Laxis which causes brittle bones. His kidneys started working and we would be going home with in the next month or so.

Well the day before my son was to go home he had laser surgery on both of him eyes he had ROP like 90 percent of babies born this early. He was sent home and we started going to a different hospital for out patient care because the hospital he was born at really did not offer too much out patient. Well we started children's hospital and started to see his new doctor. I told my husband on the first visit I did not feel comfortable with the new doctor she seemed not to care too much.

Boy were we right! Big time. It was either the second or third time we went to see the doctor that I asked for a chest x ray. Dallas, while he was in the hospital had fluid on his lungs a lot, and I wanted to make sure everything was ok. I had to ask three times to get this done she refused the first 2 times well we did get it done. We then went to our other doctor's appointments and went home.

With in a few days we got a knock at our door, it was a police officer, and a lady dressed very nice. They asked if I was Catrina Davidson, mom to Dallas and Andrianna Davidson. I replied yes and they asked if they could come in? I said yes. They came in and said they were with D.H.S. they asked if they could see the kids. I said sure. (I had nothing to hide) I told them the kids were taking a nap and I would go get them. I got the kids and then they said Mrs. Davidson, we have to take the kids with us. I said what? They said that my little Dallas had three cracked ribs. I said oh Dallas has Ostiopenia (spelling?) brittle bones. I told her that the wonderful doctor's at Baptist hospital where he was born, told us about the bone problem and told us he could come up with broken bones for no reason at any time. She said we would have to come to court Monday (it was Friday)

I freaked and was not going to let them take my kids!! Well, the next thing I know there are more cops. And then my kids were gone. Oh, I was still crying and could not stop. I got in the car and went and got my husband. We then went to Baptist hospital and told the doctor's what had happened. They said it would be ok and to calm down. They said were write a letter to the judge and it will state that Dallas has a bone problem and bones could break just by burping him, and that ribs break easier.

We then waited through the weekend and went to court that Monday. We gave the letter to the D.H.S. worker who stated to us this was a big mistake and the kids would be given back today. She said she would give the letter to the D.A. who would then give it to the judge. We said ok and went in to court without an attorney. (We did not abuse them he had a bone disease why would I need a attorney?) Oh boy were we wrong! The judge already had his mind made up. Dallas was abused he said. We then went out and hired the first attorney we saw. He went back in to court and told him about the letter that the D.A. never gave him. Again we went back to court, but the judge again had his mind made up. We went home and went to court the next day because the judge wanted to hear from the Dr. at Baptist.

The doctor at Baptist was more then happy to help my family and came to court and said this is normal with kids with Ostiopenia. The ribs could break by touch and no one would even know it happened. The judge again had his mind made up. We then went up stairs and appealed to the judge. There we got my 2-year-old daughter back. But they kept my son. Well we hired a new attorney and went after D.H.S. again we had an attorney who was really good with in 30 days we had Dallas back and the charges dropped with in a few months. But not before we noticed some thing wrong with my son's eye's he had went blind in D.H.S care.

D.H.S. did not take Dallas to his eye appointments the ones who called and reminded them of everyday. Well he missed the appointment and did not get the treatment he should of by the time we got him back, it was way too late. He had surgery after surgery he was blind. His eye Dr. Scott said that there is a chance he could see if he had seen him and that at the least he would have been able to see some thing if he had seen him. Now there is nothing they can do.

There are a lot of other things about this story that makes me so mad like the time we went and see him at D.H.S and he had a rash that was bleeding and had not even been taken to the doctor yet. And that the D.H.S worker and the supervisor went to the D.A. and told her they find that Dallas or Andrianna was not abused. But they still kept them. The D.H.S worker said she will testify in court the kids were not abused and will do anything in her power to help us sue D.H.S. well this is the short version of my story. If u would like more info on this story or know an attorney who practices in Oklahoma that will help me please write me at splrott@aol.com and at splrott@yahoo.com
Thanks Catrina and family