#128: Kyrie Barnes Turning her mess into a message Part 2

Kyrie Barnes Part 2 of her life story that is so traumatic it will make your heart ache.She is wanting to help others with her honesty and hopes her story will be an inspiration to others. We jump right into the time right after her divorce and her Mom’s  tragic death at 44 years old. It was only Kyrie and her children and her brother who at 26 years old was her rock at the time. She tells us that there was a criminal investigation into her Mom’s boyfriend after her death for neglect. 3 months after her Mom’s death, her grandmother who has always been such a huge help to Kyrie suffered a stroke and could no longer help with the kids. At the same time her ex husband went to rehab for drugs and alcohol. Shortly after that her brother got really, really sick with a mass on his brain that needed surgery. 2 days after the surgery his brain started to swell and his body was starting to comatose. They had to rush to the hospital to make a really tough decision. Listen to how bad this story gets. She had PTSD from the death of her Mom and was now facing the toughest decision of her lifeto try to save her brother. During all the traumatic time with her brothers illness her beloved grandfather passed away. The situation with her brother continues to get worse. Kyrie felt helpless and became depressed and emotionally unstable and broke off with her wonderful boyfriend of 2 years. After that she was not thinking clearly and was trying to co parent with her ex husband and a night of a bit too much alcohol led from one thing to another and she ended up getting pregnant with her 3rd child. They tried to get back together but that ended quickly. She moved to Texas to be close to her aunt and uncle and started a long distance relationship with a wonderful guy and fell in love and got married and had her 4th baby, Kyrie then tells us the most shocking situation of all. Her 2 older children have been sexually molested by their own father since the ages of 3 and 4 years old. This has resulted in CPS interviews, Children’s advocate interviews, Forensic interviews with the police involved. Kyrie had to go to the court house to file for an immediate danger protective order to try to protect her children. The order was immediately granted. She is doing everything in her power to protect and help her children. The children are going through intense anger issues, body image issues etc. The last 6 years of her life have been hell, but her husband and children are her life and they keep her going through all of it. Gabrielle encourage Kyrie to make the best life with her husband and her children after going through so much heartache, trauma and pain. Kyrie then says how hard it is when people judge and are so mean  and do not know all she has been through. We call Miss Polly who is a survivor of sexual abuse by her father and ask her input and advice. We end the show with the Question of the Day.