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Published on Saturday, May 10, 2008
By Dennis McCarthy
Carol Rudes has not read her son's love letter couched in a short autobiography he has written. He's been waiting for the perfect time to give it to his mom.
Today.
"My name is Mathew Rudes, and this is my story. When I was brought into this world 21 years ago, doctors predicted that I had less than 24 hours to live.
"They had only to look at my warped body, hands bent at odd angles, to know that something was not right. I was quickly whisked away to another room. The doctors refused to let my mother look at me until they knew what to say."
Carol Rudes didn't need to wait for the doctors to say anything. The Northridge mom knew exactly what to say. Give me my baby back. Now!
"Only seconds after giving birth, she began a 21-year crusade to keep me alive. She did not give up on me.
"She sacrificed her career, everything, to devote herself to my health and well-being
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