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How To Encapsulate a Placenta – with pictures

WARNING TO MY NORMAL READERS – YOU PROBABLY DON’T WANT TO READ THIS. There’s a little text and then pictures… you know, with a real placenta. REALLY. Placentas are bloody. Please don’t read this blog if you shouldn’t and stop … Continue reading

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Deciding to Adopt

A blogging Mom who I’ve long admired for her positive, want-to-be-a-mom attitude, posted this blog a few weeks ago and I’ve been wanting to share it every since. It’s called, Deciding to Adopt and it spoke to me and I … Continue reading

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Mild, Correctable Special Needs

Amongst families filling out adoptive paperwork, there is a dilemma: How to answer the question, “What special needs are you open to?” For many, if not most of us, we have very little idea what different special needs entail, how … Continue reading

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Inspired by MaterniT21 – Resource for Expectant Families

This is a series of posts discussing the new tests that detect Down syndrome in the first trimester of pregnancy. (materniT21) “It is our hope to bring awareness to concerns regarding these tests, as well as bring a call to … Continue reading

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Respite Care

Respite: Noun – A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. Respite Care: the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members, particularly family members who could not live on their … Continue reading

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