We have BIG news!
We are starting to journey to adopting a child! Just like many other women getting married it is my dream and my husband's to start a family. I have recently faced unexpected challenges to that dream. Some may know that I had a kidney transplant at 8 years old due to a rare virus. I am no stranger to health and life challenges, but everyone who knows me knows that I work hard to overcome them. Going to get my kidney transplant was a huge undertaking for my family as my Dad was serving in Iraq and my family had to move back to the USA from Germany to get my care. I have been faithfully caring for the kidney selflessly donated by my mother for 21 years. I have recently discovered a flare up in my autoimmune disease will make pregnancy too dangerous for me, and taking care of this kidney transplant is number one even if it means making difficult decisions about how to plan our future. Dealing with all of this has been a lot, and different than we planned, but we think adoption is an amazing way to build a family. My husband deserves to be a father just as much, even thought it is too risky for me to carry a baby. We hope we can give a child the most amazing life.
As part of our journey we are starting this crowd funding because you may not know that adoption can cost upwards of $50,000. It is devastating to think that what get in the way of me being a mom and having a family is money. The cost of adoption is overwhelming and we can't do it alone.
We hope that inviting you to help in this process will help us to bring home a child that we can provide with a life full of love and opportunity. We are so grateful for all of the love and support. Please share our journey. xoxo.
