wow, bobby, I always thought Judy was five years when you got her.  That's
great you got both when they were babies. did you have problems convincing
the agency you two would be good parents?

Mag

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Please ask your Congressperson to vote FOR the MICASSA bill, this
will allow medicaid funds to pay for community supports
instead of isolating the person in a nursing home or institution.
HR 910 is the bill number
Senate version of MiCASSA (S 401).

Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities
~Tamar Mag Raine~
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> [Original Message]
> From: Bobby Greer <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 5/21/2005 10:31:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Sad News
>
> Linda,
>
>     The boy was 2 mos. and Judy was 6 mos.
>
> Bobby
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda Wagner" <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 7:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Sad News
>
>
> > JIm and I are not opposed to foster children or adopting, but want to
try
> > for our own first.  How old were your kids when you adopted them?
> >
> > Linda
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bobby Greer" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 2:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: Sad News
> >
> >
> > > Limda,
> > >
> > >    My wife and I adopted both our son and daughter. We were going from
> doc
> > > to doc to find answers before we adopted with no luck. Joyce's OB/GYN
> > > fibbed
> > > abit when he wrote a letter saying we could not have children. We are
> > > glad
> > > we adopted because our kids did not have our family genes. I thank God
> it
> > > worked oout like it did.
> > >
> > > Bobby
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Susan Moskowitz" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 6:51 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Sad News
> > >
> > >
> > >> Linda,
> > >>     I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My parents also went through
a
> > > first
> > >> pregnancy miscarriage and then had 3 children. So your hopes for a
> family
> > >> are still absolutely possible. While you are waiting, be good to each
> > > other.
> > >> Susan
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Linda Wagner" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:17 PM
> > >> Subject: Sad News
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > I wanted to let you know that I had a miscarriage Tuesday evening.
> The
> > > =
> > >> > baby's heartrate was borderline normal for our first ultrasound
last
> =
> > >> > week, and on Monday I started spotting and the heartrate was only
80
> > >> > bpm
> > > =
> > >> > (about half what it should be).  So, we knew that things weren't
> > >> > looking
> > > =
> > >> > good. =20
> > >> >
> > >> > I am feeling fine, and frankly relieved that it is over.  The
waiting
> =
> > >> > for the inevitable miscarriage was much worse than the actual loss.
> =
> > >> > Luckily it was very early and we know there was nothing we did or
> > >> > didn't
> > > =
> > >> > do that caused it.
> > >> >
> > >> > So we will try again when we get the ok from the docs.  At least we
> > >> > know
> > > =
> > >> > I can get pregnant fairly easily.  That's a major hurdle already =
> > >> > surmounted.
> > >> >
> > >> > Linda