Author: sarah

Both of our children were adopted from Poland. Our daughter is 16 years old and was adopted at 15 months of age. Our son is 13 years old and was adopted at 22 months of age.  Our daughter is neurotypical and is in the 10th...

The adoption coordinator walked through the Kirov orphanage drawing room doors with a 7 pound, 4 ounce swaddled baby girl who was just over 4 months old.  Alexandra, as she had been named by her biological mother, would become the daughter that “grew in my...

What is The FASD Respect Act?The FASD Respect Act is bipartisan legislation being proposed that would authorize funds for the benefit of persons living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Examples of the support The FASD Respect Act would enable are:• Screening• Identification• Research• FASD-informed Services•...

Support is vital for those who have a loved one with an FASD. We hope to start in person, parent support groups across the state similar to the one that existed in the Triangle Area for over 14 years until COVID came along; a virtual...

I will forever remember the day that I received the call to pick up my son! It was a snow day for my students and I was alone in my classroom.  Our social worker shared that his birth mother smoked and drank alcohol during pregnancy...

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