Coke-Cry Revisited

Born on Halloween in 1989 baby arrives ten weeks early weighing just a little over three pounds. From the beginning he realizes he is different from the other babies as he shakes and trembles and spends twelve long weeks in the hospital receiving little human touch. He was born a cocaine addict and an addict he'll remain. A work of fiction Coke-Cry Revisited follows baby as he navigates the systems of foster care courts health care and education as a child born to addiction. It provides insight into the unpleasant and challenging trip through life in an altered reality. Through the eyes of a child author Shirlee Eskew Dashow addresses the prevalent issue of drugs and drug use and how it deeply affects children as they grow and mature in this complex world.