10/10/2026
When I found out I was pregnant, my life was not in a good place.
I was surrounding myself with people who did not have good intentions for my life. I had recently been fired from my job, and honestly, I was going down a road that I believe could have eventually led me to jail or even death.
Then I found out I was pregnant.
And I didn’t cry tears of joy.
I cried because I was sad, angry, scared, and confused. I wasn’t ready to give up the lifestyle I was living. I wasn’t trying to have a baby. I didn’t know how I was going to become a mother when I was struggling so much with myself.
I was considering abortion and found Care Net Pregnancy Center. I skipped my first appointment because I didn’t even know what I wanted to do. I wasn’t completely sure that I was pregnant yet.
But eventually, I went because I could feel my body changing. At that point, I still thought I wanted to have an abortion and continue living the life I had been living.
At the clinic, they tested my HCG levels and told me I was pregnant.
I was shocked.
They did an ultrasound, and at that time, there was only a little gestational sac. I remember asking them to print the ultrasound picture for me so I could take it home and think about everything.
That little picture changed my life. - Lily, a former patient
Pictured: Lily (left) stopped by this week with her beautiful 3-month old baby and visited with the woman (right) who conducted the ultrasound.
