Twenty Families Rejected My Daughter Because of Her Diagnosis—Then I Signed the Adoption Papers in Under Four Minutes

“Maisie is why I’m staying.”

Diane nodded.

That was all.

Months passed.

I visited constantly.

Maisie got to know me.

I got to know her.

She loved playing peekaboo.

She hated peas.

She pulled off her socks whenever nobody was looking.

Her laugh started quietly and then took over her entire body.

Sometimes I would leave after a visit and sit in my car crying because continue reading …