Adoption Group: Special-Needs Adoption

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Special-Needs Adoption

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alone in the hospital at easter

when deciding to adopt my daughter, I consulted with my family, especially my 5 siblings. after all, I am asking them to love a child who will die young. If…
- Posted by rn4kidz to Special-Needs Adoption on Mar 31, 2013 at 6:23pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
lifebook?

in researching my future daughter’s condition, I came across an article in a medical journal that described her condition exactly. I was excited to share it with her physicians (they’ve…
- Posted by rn4kidz to Special-Needs Adoption on Dec 18, 2012 at 8:29pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
heart disease?

anyone on here adopted a child with heart disease? I would love to hear from you
- Posted by rn4kidz to Special-Needs Adoption on Dec 13, 2012 at 11:05pm | 2 Comments | Post a reply
Brought our baby home...happy but worried

We just brought a sweet little girl home about two weeks ago. She is about 2.5 months old now, has chromosomal abnormalities that led to blindness (actually both her eyes…
- Posted by emilybth to Special-Needs Adoption on Nov 26, 2012 at 1:09am | 4 Comments | Post a reply
traveling and special needs

I’m hoping to adopt a little girl with significant special needs, who lives on the opposite side of the country. She receives numerous meds, has a tracheostomy with oxygen, and…
- Posted by rn4kidz to Special-Needs Adoption on Oct 19, 2012 at 12:59am | 5 Comments | Post a reply
hard decision

I saw a little girl on an online photolisting who is 3 1/2 years old, and still not walking or talking. that said, apparently in the past year since she’s…
- Posted by rn4kidz to Special-Needs Adoption on Sep 21, 2012 at 1:53am | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Segragation at School?

I have a question for other parents of school-age kids with special needs who have an IEP. It recently came to my attention that most if not all of the…
- Posted by wichuck76 to Special-Needs Adoption on Sep 19, 2012 at 11:30am | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Stork Drop and Special Needs Angel

I talked with a worker at a matching agency we are working with, and they just told me of a situation that they are sending information on. A little girl…
- Posted by emilybth to Special-Needs Adoption on Sep 18, 2012 at 4:58am | 1 Comment | Post a reply