Julie Seawright and Ykeya Springer
Recorded
March 12, 2021
Archived
March 11, 2021
22:44 minutes
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Id:
mby020491
Description
Julie Seawright (37), interviews her friend Ykeya Springer (30) about her early childhood and the experience of being a mother to a deaf child with sickle-cell anemia.Subject Log / Time Code
“I’ve never seen a more selfless mother. I want everyone to know your story. Where were you born and what was your life like?” JS asks.
“What was it like, growing up in the house of an addict?” JS asks YS.
YS talks about her son being deaf and having sickle cell anemia.
“Why was your 21st birthday such a big deal for you?” JS asks. She also asks YS about the way motherhood changed her.
“It was hard, trusting anybody and their intentions,” YS talks about her experience meeting JS as her son’s sign language interpreter.
“What’s something you want for your kids to have that you didn’t have?” JS asks, YS responds, “love.”
YS talks about what it’s like to have a son with sickle cell anemia. She also discusses how trust plays a role in her life.
“It’s okay to say you’re amazing,” JS says. “I’m amazing,” YS response.
Participants
- Julie Seawright
- Ykeya Springer