The internet was a great source of knowledge and support while I was researching, completing paperwork, waiting, waiting, waiting, receiving paperwork, doing more paperwork, waiting to travel, travelling, adopting and even now we're home it continues to be an incredible network for adoptive parents.
This week, via 'The Net', I've read about an American couple who were in China. They recently met and adopted their daughter, several days later the father suffered problems with his diabetes, was hospitalised and then died. A tragic situation. To make matters even worse, the US then refused some of the family's paperwork - stating that their situation had changed and so paperwork needed updating. The virtual internet communities started to learn about this problem - they posted the problem and suggested a solution. 1,000s of people bombarded American politicians with phonecalls, they made such a fuss that the politicians would have been daft to ignore the situation, a solution was found and very soon the widow and her daughter will be home.
My heart goes out to this family, my thanks go to all those who took action - the Net has created some wonderful, caring communities.
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Your post is so true! We (the China Adoption folks) are such a strongly connected community out here in cyber land. I think any of us would do anything for one another.
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