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Why can’t I adopt NOW? What’s stopping me?

12 Mar 2020 | Mandy C.

Heart Defect, Down Syndrome   Bulgaria   Family Adoption Stories, Single Parent Adoption

I was 28 years old when I decided to adopt as a single mom. Marriage hadn’t happened yet and my dreams of being a mom felt like they were slipp...

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For Ivy – Honoring Our Hero

08 Feb 2019 | Madison Adoption Associates

Heart Defect   Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Adoption Funding, Grants, Finances

We are honored to be able to share Ivy’s story with you.  We would especially like to thank Mary and Bryan S., Ivy’s parents, for not...

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Reconnecting with Our Daughter's Foster Mom

11 Sep 2018 | Kara, Adoptive Mother through Children's Home

Heart Defect   Korea South   Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Travel and Birthcountry Tours

We walked into the small, overheated room and 11 years melted away.  Our daughter’s foster mom looked at the 11 year old standing in front ...

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Adopting a Child in Need of a Medical Expedite

12 Mar 2018 | Great Wall China Adoption

Heart Defect   China   Family Adoption Stories, Adoption Process, Medical

The following post from a family is intended to shed light on what it is like to decide to adopt a child with severe medical needs and to pursue this ...

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When Hearts Connect

18 Jul 2017 | The R Family - Great Wall China Adoption

Heart Defect   China   Family Adoption Stories, Waiting Children

I did not know in the summer of 2006 when the desire to be a mom again crept into my heart that it would lead me to adopt a child with a heart conditi...

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Heart Surgery Helps 3-Year-Old Gia Enjoy Life With Her Adoptive Mom

22 Dec 2016 | Staff Writer

Heart Defect   China   Family Adoption Stories, Medical

After being diagnosed with aortic coarctation, 3-year-old Gia underwent surgery to repair her heart at the Pediatric Heart Center at University of Min...

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The Heart of an Orphan

06 Dec 2016 | RainbowKids

Cleft lip or palate, Heart Defect   China   Special Needs Adoption, Orphan Care

An excerpt from Chapter 1 of the newly published "The Heart of an Orphan" by Amy Eldridge of Love Without Boundaries. Free on Amazon Kindle December 6...

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A Heart For China- Emerson Rose Heart Foundation Adoption Grants

02 Dec 2016 | Lauren Taylor

Heart Defect   China   Christian, Adoption Funding, Grants, Finances

Through the generous partnership of Emerson Rose Heart Foundation Lifeline will be able to place $1500 grants on ten waiting children with heart condi...

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Critical Need to Find Naomi a Family Soon!

16 Jul 2016 | RainbowKids

Heart Defect   China   Waiting Children, Hope Gallery

Update 8/22/16: We are thrilled to share that Naomi has a family!  Thank you to all who advocated!! There is an urgent need to find a family for ...

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Adoption Advocacy: 5

13 May 2016 | Sarah Hansen

Heart Defect   China   Older Child Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, Waiting Children, Adoption Advocacy

He turned 5 this past summer.  How did I miss it?  Of course, he was doted on, it was celebrated, there was a party with friends, and gifts,...

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  3. Latin America
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  4. Africa
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  6. Unspecified
    • Samoa
  7. USA
    • USA

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Special Needs

  1. Blood Conditions
    1. Blood Disorder
    2. Hemophilia
    3. Hepatitis B Positive
    4. Hepatitis C
    5. HIV Positive
    6. Lead Exposure
    7. Lymphedema
    8. Sickle Cell Anemia
    9. Thalassemia
  2. Chromosome Disorders
    1. Cystic Fibrosis
    2. Down Syndrome
    3. Genetic Syndrome
    4. PKU
    5. Teratoma
    6. Turner Syndrome
  3. Congenital Heart Defects
    1. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
    2. Heart Defect
    3. Tetralogy of Fallot
  4. Craniofacial Conditions
    1. Apert Syndrome
    2. Cleft lip or palate
    3. Hemifacial Microsomia
  5. Developmental Needs
    1. Apraxia of Speech and Muteness
    2. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD's)
    3. Cognitive Delays
    4. Failure to Thrive
    5. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    6. Growth Delay
    7. Motor Delays
    8. Premature Birth
    9. Psychomotor Development Retardation (PDR)
    10. Speech Delay
  6. Digestive System Conditions
    1. Hernia
    2. Megacolon
  7. Hearing
    1. Deaf
    2. Hearing Impairment
    3. Microtia and Atresia
  8. Neurological Conditions
    1. Cerebral Palsy
    2. Dyskinesia
    3. Epilepsy
    4. Hydrocephalus
    5. Microcephaly
    6. Seizure Disorder/ Epilepsy
  9. Orthopedic Conditions
    1. Amniotic Band Syndrome / Missing Limbs
    2. Arthrogryposis
    3. Brachial Plexus Injury
    4. Club foot
    5. Digit Difference
    6. Dwarfism
    7. Flexion Deformity
    8. Funnel Chest / Pigeon Breast
    9. Limb Differences
    10. Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    11. Radial Club
    12. Rickets
    13. Scoliosis
    14. Spina Bifida
    15. Torticollis
    16. Wheelchair Dependent
    17. Wheelchair Dependent
  10. Other Considerations
    1. 9 Years Plus
    2. AGEING OUT
    3. Attachment Issues
    4. Second Placement
    5. Trauma
  11. Skin Conditions
    1. Albinism
    2. Burns
    3. Congenital Blue Nevus
    4. Congenital Nevi
    5. Eczema
    6. Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
    7. Hemangioma
    8. Ichthyosis
    9. Port Wine Stains
  12. Urogenital Conditions
    1. Ambiguous Genitalia
    2. Anal Atresia / Imperforate Anus
    3. Hypospadias
    4. Incontinence
    5. Kidney Issues
  13. Vision
    1. Blind
    2. Cataracts
    3. Lazy Eye / Amyblyopia
    4. Missing Eye
    5. Nystagmus
    6. Ptosis
    7. Strabismus
    8. Visual Impairment

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