Potential Adoption Situation – Updated
Hello Everyone!
I recently received this info from a friend about a newborn available for adoption in California:
“I have received a request from an adoption agency working with a couple who had a baby born 5-16, Monday, at 37+ weeks of gestation in Southern California. He is 6 lbs, 9 oz and his Apgars are 7 & 8. He was diagnosed before birth with a hole in his heart. He is currently in NICU and the doctors are still assessing his heart. The couple have two other children, they are not married, they live in California and seek an adoptive couple in California as they want an open adoption.”
This is all I know. I don’t know how serious this heart condition is. However, I do know that some holes in the heart (VSD or ASD) can be fixed and the child can go on to live a normal life. If anyone is interested in this, please contact me and I will pass along the contact person’s information.
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UPDATED: I found out through several people who followed up on this situation that the little boy has Down’s syndrome and several other medical conditions besides just the hole in his heart. If you wanted to follow up on this, please make sure you ask questions about this up front before getting too far. I’m not sure why ALL of this wasn’t disclosed up front since the heart condition WAS mentioned. Maybe it wasn’t confirmed yet as of the sending of the original e-mail, who knows? But I did want to at least share the additional information others had found out in this post (this is also mentioned in the comments below).
This one is probably a long shot, but here is the family I know who is actively looking right now: http://www.makingmychoice.com/lindsayandfred/ http://www.facebook.com/LindsayandFredAdopt They aren’t in California, but they are awesome.
I cannot find you email on you blog, but I am interested in talking to this birth family. We do not live in CA, but would love an open adoption. We have an open adoption with our daughter and her birth mother lives in another state. I believe that this can work great. Please email me ASAP at andrewandjuliesadoptionstory@gmail.com
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Please email me at andrewandjuliesadoptionstory@gmail.com either way and let me know if the birth parents would consider us even though we do not live in CA . At that time, I can email you my direct phone number to give to the social worker who is handling the case. I would appreciate this so much!
Thanks and God Bless,
Julie at andrewandjuliesadoptionstory.blogspot.com
Hello,
Thank you so very much for passing this on. (and to the angel that passed it onto me)
We would also be interested in being considered. We live in MN, have family in California, and enjoy traveling. We’re both medical professionals, so this case does not scare us in the least.
Our site is http://wekeepswimming.wordpress.com/ and email wekeepswimming@gmail.com
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Our thoughts are with everyone involved, and the little guy in the NICU.
David and Tracie
We pursued this opportunity yesterday and went through all the steps except getting on a plane to CA. We found out LATE it the process that this baby boy was born with Downs Syndrome and other severe health problems too (not listed in the above post). We have a 11 month old daughter right now and are not equipped to handle this, so we had to pass. I pray that this precious boy finds a family soon!
Julie, thanks for sharing the additional information. I’m sorry it didn’t work out. I’m surprised those other details weren’t included in the original email and that you didn’t find them out until late. I’m sorry about that! I just posted all the info I had!
I hope they find a family for him soon! Thanks again for coming back and filling us in!
I am not blaming you. You posted the info you got. It was not your fault. It is just that someone dropped the ball and the social worker handling the case was a little frustrated that people inquiring did not know that he is extremely special needs. Not just anyone can adopt a special needs baby. Your home study has to include that you have been approved for that particular special need…training and such.
Well, I hope and pray that the family God wants him with will come along soon!!
We, too, found out late in the game about his special needs. I’m pretty bummed this was not disclosed up front. It’s doing this special little boy a great disservice. I wish him and his families(present and future) the very best.
I am wondering if this little boy has found a home yet? We are specifically hoping to adopt a child with significant medical needs which might make them very difficult to place. We don’t live in CA, but live in AZ and visit CA several times a year and are very open about an ongoing relationship with a birth family.
Just found your blog! So happy to have found it!