Celebrity Single Moms

Traci Sanders Campbell is the host of "Heroes at Home" Radio, an internet radio show that focuses on Single parents, moms and dads and all the good things that they do in their families. She recently interviewed me in April on how I juggle three careers as a Pharmacist, Journalist and a Publicist. She told me that she was a married woman who was raised by a single mom and she wanted it be known that single moms do a lot!....And don't we? Everyone has their story. I asked her to write a short story of how she viewed her late mom and when I received it, I decided to make her mom Ms. Marie McKnight the Single Mom of the Year 2009.

Traci's story begins.....

"My story begins with my mother. She was a typical single, poor working mother. She struggled, worked 2 or 3 jobs to make ends meet, and lived to make sure I had every advantage that she did not have. Then, her health took a turn for the worst when she was in her early 50’s. She was forced to stop working by her mid 50’s and collect disability pay. This was devastating as her whole identity was tied to her ability to work, take care of herself and me. At age 18, I became the head of household. I attended college and worked full-time to provide for the two of us."

"While her health continued to fail, she still had a strong spirit and she provided wise counsel to me daily. I traveled as an IT consultant for years, but I eventually stopped traveling so that I could care for her. My mother lived her entire life just surviving and providing a better life for me. However, at the same time, she never accomplished any of her personal dreams. She took her first plane ride at the age of 69. She never finished her education. She survived on an eighth grade education as she was forced to leave school to care for 2 ailing parents when she was a young girl in rural South Carolina. In short, she never realized her own dreams and ambitions. She resigned to being the best mother and provider she could be based on her limited resources and innate survival skills. Finally, in August 2007, my mother passed away after 13 years of battling congestive heart failure. She died without achieving any of the goals she had in life. She was 73."

"My mother’s story is the motivation behind "Heroes at Home" radio as well as my involvement (and serving as co-founder) of the Women Identity Purpose non-profit organization. There are so many single parents that have been able to create full lives by realizing their own potential despite the demands of single parenthood. We need to share these accomplishments to inspire, encourage, and inform other single parents. I also created a website dedicated to helping BOTH single mothers and single dads called www.single-parent-heroes.com . Each week, you can listen to my podcast where I interview exceptional single mothers and single dads who were able to live their dreams and goals...a feat my mother was not able to accomplish in her lifetime."

Many Blessings......Traci Campbell

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Traci S. Campbell, Host