We’re Adopting!
The Ayers family is proud to announce that we are in the process of adopting. Adam and I have both contemplated adoption for most of our lives and we’re excited to take the plunge into expanding our family and adding another bright light to the disability community.
We’ve decided to blog about our journey for a few reasons:
- To share our perspective as adoptive parents with disabilities
- To celebrate the opportunities the disability community can provide for children
- To increase awareness of the many children with disabilities available for adoption
- To be open and honest about the process in an effort to decrease stigma and finally….
because we need your help. In our 30-some-odd years, Adam and I have lived a life full of adventure and triumphs that few people probably expected. This journey is perhaps our largest leap of faith yet…There are still many unanswered questions and no one can really predict what our unique family can expect. We need your help on the practical level of raising funds to offer a child a future and also on the emotional level, we would be so appreciative of your support, cheers, and good wishes. We’ll need them!
We wish we could share all of the details about our hopeful new addition but will respect international wishes for privacy. As we proceed, we’ll be open with how you can do the same in a joint effort to avoid anything that could disrupt our adoption. We can share this: We are working hard to bring a boy with achondroplasia home from China as our son. As we move further in the process, we’ll be able to share more openly. For now, we hope you’ll join us at the start of this journey.
I wish you well on your journey. I am excited for you. and I am looking forward to hearing about progress. and also looking forward to seeing the new addition to your family. My son is 43 and has OI and he is married but they can not have children. right now adoption is not an option maybe later on. His wife is legally blind . She can only see out of her one good eye and then she dose not see much. Rusty can not walk but he can see and drive. so they help each other.
Best wishes Ann
Thank-you Ann. We know this is somewhat uncharted territory-or at least very rarely charted!-so we’ll continue sharing the journey. I hope Rusty and his wife will join us in reading.
Kara as a person who has gone through adoption I know this will be an exciting journey for you! Stay in his presence and He will show you doors! I’m so thrilled for you!
Thanks Olivia! I’ve learned alot from you and I’m sure will continue to. There’s plenty out there on the adoptive parent perspective of all this but there should be more on what it’s like to be that waiting child!
I’m so glad you feel mentally and physically able enough to offer a disabled child a real, long term family! Fingers crossed you can bring such a disabled child into the USA. They don’t allow people to bring disabled kids into Australia if they are migrating here unless people can show that they are able to pay for all the child’s medical and rehab expenses separately from our “universal care” system! My friend Janet Toral must stay in the Philippines with her disabled child while her husband and other children live in Australia full time. Sad.Good luck & [[hugs]].
Wow Kay-I had no idea about that policy. How disturbing. Thanks for your note.
wow i had no idea that was going on
Kara and Adam,
I will make my donation September 1st! Once again I would like to say good luck!!!! I will be sending lots of positive thoughts and well wishes your way!!
I am sooo happy for you guys!! You and Adam are a source of much inspiration for disabled people and also disabled couples like myself and Wyatt. I really hope everything works out and does so easy and as soon as possible! I am looking forward to reading about your families journey! I do not have much to spare financially, but I would like to pledge to donate 10$
~ Erin Reid
Thank-you so much Erin:) Your words mean alot to us and we’re also looking forward to sharing-and most importantly, moving forward in the journey. Every bit of help will hlp tremendously. Thanks again:) Kara
Myself (disabled type 3 OI) and my husband ( not disabled) who have a natural child and a adopted child wish you all the joy and happiness me and my family have experienced with both…..it is such a exciting time and something you will remember for always…..enjoy
What a blessed little boy Elijah is to have you as his family–he could not have a better one! I am excited for you and praying that your journey is blessed in every possible way! Love and hugs!