Nothing against international adoptions and helping children from other countries, they work great sometimes. But however I would suggest doing a lot of research, asking questions if it means asking the same question over and over again, and if money allows I would suggest going over to the country so you see the conations before adopting. Thanks, Anthony Visit me at www.ara1.net -----Original Message----- From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Trisha Cummings Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:56 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: What's up - adoption stuff Hi Beth, I was reading a magazine on adoption while I was waiting for Alex at the Jewish Social Service Agency. I can share some of the stuff I was reading. I already becasue I mentioned that some foreign don't have a problem with disabled parents. It also mentioned several countries like Poland who have kids they want to place. I have friends who have adopted who would no doubt be willing to talk to you. In fact 2 friends - one adopted a child from China and one a child from Paraguy. Both kids are really super. Oh and a family at chiurch got a child from India. Wow guess I know than I thought. Next time I take Alex to therapy - I can find out the name of the magazine there. When I was looking to adopt - I was looking for a special needs kid. But I ended up with Amber - now ex-step sister and now I have Alex. Please hang in there - there is child who needs you!! Brightest Blessings - Trisha > Thank you all for your support. This adoption stuff is a lot harder than > it > looks. Seems even though everyone tells you there are lots of children to > be adopted, getting there is a lot of hurdles and more money, even > adopting > an older child like we plan. > > > Beth T. The OT