The Lucky Few - Heather Avis [S2E10]
ADOPTION NOW27 Syys 2017

The Lucky Few - Heather Avis [S2E10]

Heather Avis and her husband are parents of three adopted children, two of whom have Down Syndrome. At the start of their adoption journey, they set out to adopt a healthy baby, but after meeting their future daughter Macy, a baby girl with both Down Syndrome and a congenital heart defect that would require surgery and medication, they found themselves in limbo. Unable to say no to this little girl who needed parents, but unable to say yes to the effect this would have on their lives, they struggled with the decision to adopt her before finally realizing that while it might be a challenge, it was the right step for them to take. Heather is the author of "The Lucky Few" based largely on her experiences adopting children both healthy, and with special needs. On this podcast she shares some of that insight with us, as well as what a blessing it's truly been for her and her family to take the leap and say yes to stepping outside of their preformulated ideal of what their adoptions - and family - would look like. This journey caused them to be one of "The Lucky Few."

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Renee's Story [S2E9]

Renee's Story [S2E9]

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20 Syys 201737min

Chung and Andra's Story [S2E8]

Chung and Andra's Story [S2E8]

ADOPTION NOW has our first story from Canada! Andra and her husband, Chung, were our first family to apply from a different country. Tune in this week to hear about the Canadian foster care system and...

13 Syys 201745min

Talking About Trauma with Carrie O'Toole [S2E7]

Talking About Trauma with Carrie O'Toole [S2E7]

Do you have questions about PTSD related to adoption? Do you struggle as a parent to understand a child that has experienced early childhood trauma? On this episode of ADOPTION NOW, April Fallon talks...

30 Elo 201740min

Beverly Boerner-Reynolds' Story [S2E6]

Beverly Boerner-Reynolds' Story [S2E6]

Beverly Boerner-Reynolds is an adoptive mother from Texas who wrote a book about the love a birthmother has for her child. When she first met her son's birthmother she thought maybe she was a scam art...

23 Elo 201741min

Natalie and Stephen's Story [S2E5]

Natalie and Stephen's Story [S2E5]

Stephen and Natalie had dreams of adopting from the foster care system but the process was not as easy as they had hoped it would be. By a miracle they heard of an infant situation on Facebook and the...

16 Elo 201742min

Annie Peguero's Story [S2E4]

Annie Peguero's Story [S2E4]

This week on ADOPTION NOW - "Telling Your Adoption Story," Annie Peguero joins the show! Annie was adopted as an infant, and though she loved her parents very much, she wondered about her birth family...

9 Elo 201742min

Ashley Mitchell - Big Tough Girl [S2E3]

Ashley Mitchell - Big Tough Girl [S2E3]

Ashley is a birthmother who placed her son 11 years ago and is navigating through open adoption. She talks very openly about the pain she went through the years after placement and now she is an advoc...

26 Heinä 201741min

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