Russia invasion of Ukraine impacts adoption plans
“I had my daughter 8 1/2 weeks early. She weighed 2 pounds, 4 ounces. She stayed in the NICU for six weeks. And then my son was born six weeks early. Both he and I ended...
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Adopted children ‘are my everything’
“I found out in my young 20s that I wasn’t physically able to have children. I remember at the time being devastated. Then it just became part of me. It was just something I dealt with....
Adoptee thankful for only parents she ever knew
“There are four of us, and we’re all adopted. I never knew my biological parents. When I was 25, I did find out their names. But I never tracked them down. From what I understand, they...
Adopted teenager: ‘I’m one of the lucky ones’
“When I was in foster care I would think, ‘Why, God? Why did this happen to me? What have I done to deserve this?’ Then I started thinking that maybe I was placed in this situation...
Adoption process was emotional roller coaster
“The adoption process was 18 months long. We knew it would be challenging. But we had no idea how complicated and interrogating it would get. “We had home visits. We had interviews. We had background checks...
Grandmother reflects on adoption, foster children
“When my oldest daughter was a teenager, she always thought she would adopt. Over the past three or four years their family has taken in about 12 foster kids. They adopted two little boys and will...
Nurse has a heart for special needs children
“I’ve been a licensed practical nurse (LVN in Texas) for 13 years. Since 2008 I’ve been doing pediatric nursing, mostly private duty working with critically ill kids. While doing that, I fell in love with one...
