Adoptshare.com - Member Adoption Journals

Journal entries written by Elizabeth

Making the big choice (part 1)
Written by Elizabeth on August 15, 2007 User Page \| Journal
2007-08-15 I attended my third "informational meeting" on adoption last night. The first two I went with my husband, Tim, but he's out of town this week. The first meeting we went to was with Massachusetts' foster-to-adopt program. Sad to admit, but our immediate reaction after the meeting ended was There's no way we're going to do this! It was clear that the state's main goal was (as it should be) to keep children with their family.... Read full post >>

First the sorrow
Written by Elizabeth on August 13, 2007 User Page \| Journal
2007-08-13 My story is the same as so many others. I never really thought about children until I was in my late 30s, and then my husband and I began the simple task of getting pregnant. Only it wasn't so simple. The next thing you know we're being referred to an infertility clinic where I fill countless vials with my blood, where my insides are poked and prodded and filmed from all angles, and where, ultimately, I undergo surgery to remove my right ovary (dermoid cyst, they say) ... Read full post >>