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

I had no guarantee she would ever come home with me.

Then, finally, placement was approved.

Not an adoption.

Not yet.

An approved pre adoptive placement while the legal process continued.

Diane met me at the office with the packet.

“Take your time,” she said. “You’ve seen most of this already, but read everything.”

I had.

My attorney had gone through the drafts.continue reading …