Internet powers, activate!
October 5, 2007This is the story of one of my oldest Internet friends. This is a woman who has to endured more, much much more, than any person should, in her quest for children: IVF (4x). Miscarriage (2x). Stillbirth (2x). Moving on to adoption, she was matched with twins in Guatemala, only to find that the woman who claimed to be their birth mother did not, in fact, match their DNA.
She was matched again with two more babies, and the adoption has been progressing. She and her husband have been twice to visit these gorgeous children and have been excited preparing for the day they get to bring them home. Now this adoption, too, is at risk. Mandy explains it in more detail, but basically it looks like adoptions from Guatemala are being shut down, and at this point in time there is no provision for grandfathering adoptions already in progress.
Through everything that Mandy has endured, there’s never been anything concrete that I could do to help. Now, finally, there is something: I can write a letter to my congressmen, asking them to put pressure on the DOS to require Guatemala to follow current law and proceed with IN PROCESS adoption cases where families have already received permission from the U.S. to adopt, and are already registered with the Guatemalan Government. And I can ask you to do the same. Please go see the details on her blog, and help Mandy bring Noah and Lily home.
Consider it done. I will do what I can.
We have very good friends going through the same thing~ I have written and emailed everyday this week! Amazing how screwed up our world is…sigh
I did already. This whole thing just breaks my heart.
Count me in. I’ll do it too.