We argued, and she ran out of the house. Anglea has been on the run ever since. The drug trafficking warrant still stands. At least that's what Debi claims. And she's done both.
Advanced age makes a tough job even tougher.
For example, Debi hauls little Alexis and loads of child paraphernalia up and down her condo's stairway. Besides fading energy, natural support systems have also diminished. When she divorced 17 years ago, family members stepped in to meet her needs. Now most of her relatives live hundreds of miles away. Her mother, a helpful mainstay during Debi's single-parent years, turned 89 last fall.