it sort of makes me crazy sometimes. It's all over the adoption boards and, of course, the internet. If you actually read some of the articles they're crazy!
While it's sweet that she chose to adopt because her sister was Korean born, it just turns into such a media frenzy. Some articles are stating that the baby girl was born with a hole that was corrected. But, then they'll state that the adoption was expedited because the baby needed to be in the US to get the medical care she needed. PLEASE! Korea's medical care on these little ones is as good as ours, at least. I would have no problems with my children getting care in Korea, surgical or otherwise. If she had a small hole it wouldn't have been surgically corrected in the traditional sense. Most thing open, surgery. Most small holes are corrected through a cath now, which is not a huge deal at all. 2nd, Korea doesn't send a child home any faster because of "special needs". Call them what the agencies here call these kids....waiting children. It's my preference, but I hate, hate that term. And yes, I have two "waiting children". Some articles go onto make it sound as though Katherine and her husband found out about their baby or received their referral when she was like 1 month old. Impossible. Korea cannot, by law, release a child for overseas application until at least 5 1/2 months of age and even then you have to wait to accept for 2 more weeks. Some also make it sound like someone withheld that the baby had a heart condition. Ummm...if the referral was sent out at 5 1/2 months of age (at the youngest), the baby's heart was corrected at 2 months...Korea knew about it. Korea does not hide anything nor do the US counterparts. You see waiting children with any needs from very minor to very serious so they can find the right family for these wonderful little ones. They're concerned for the children first!
And to all those calling Katherine and her husband saints....annoying. Sorry to be blunt, but I don't even like it when people think we're special for adopting and then adoption waiting children to boot. We're not...they're not. It's just what we wanted. Our daughters and Katherine's daughter would have been adopted by someone. It's a fact that girls are easier to place. Side by side to boys with the same issues the girls would find families faster than the boys. Sad, but true. So, are we special....no. Is she? No. We're just these kids' parents by choice because that's the way it was meant to be.
Anyways, no pedestals please. She's not a poor little orphan. She's a sweet little baby that found her parents. That's it! Our 5 found us through birth and adoption...that's it!
BTW, Korea is one of the most honest, reputable programs I know of. It's one of the oldest around and the people of Korea love these children being placed. They ONLY look out for these children!
Lisa
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