Adopting When You Have a Chronic Illness

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Comment by Erin Oliver on June 12, 2009 at 3:54pm

Hi all! We are currently on hold as far as our adoption goes. My RA has been a bit out of control for the last year...long story! We suffered a really bad adoption loss in Jan of '08. We are going on 7 years of trying to become parents...it's been a long road...but God is faithful.

Comment by Teresa on August 24, 2008 at 3:27pm

I have adopted our four daughters. We went through an agency for our first, but soon realized that we couldn't continue to afford a whole family this way. God lead us into foster care and we have adopted three girls through this route. It's more of a leap of faith this way because you don't always get to know up front what the "side effects" so to speak will be. Our second and third daughters we know have struggles with hyperactivity. ADHD is a whole new realization in our house. We also have fetal alcohol diagnoisis and a few others also. Sometimes I wonder why God thought I could be the mother for these children, but yet am glad he did. As with everything in life you will have struggles, but you always seem to get by and God always provides. The whole process of adoption is amazing. We have been well educated in this area because of the unique routes we have taken. It's just nice to know that there are others out there. I have days that are so gloom. It's so hard to be the kind of mom you want to be when you are limited. I have cried about this to God and he just tells me that his strength is sufficient. I guess the struggles will make them stronger in the end too. I would love to visit with anyone who has been here or anyone whom I maybe able to help.
Thanks
Teresa

Comment by Pamela Lasher on August 13, 2008 at 9:45am

Becuase of my illnesses I was not able to get pregnant. We have adopted two children who are now ages 20 and 22. I don't know what I would have done if I would have had to go through life not being able to be a mom. Both of my children were adopted as infants. My daughter was 5 weeks and we went through an agency. My son was 3 days old and he was a private adoption. I cried when I knew I would never give birth and God really came through in my pain and blessed me and my husband. They are precious and I wouldn't change a thing. My son does suffer with an addiction problem which I feel was inherited from his biological parents but we are working with him and I know God has a plan for his life in ministry working with other young people who suffer from addictions. GOD IS GOOD!