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| The Gift of Life |
| Kathy, born Uhm, Ki Jung, was born in Korea and arrived for adoption when she was 12 years old. Eleven years later, she was diagnosed with leukemia. There were no bone marrow matches for her and she passed away.
Theo William Daniles, born Han, Young Woong, was diagnosed with cancer a few months before his 18th birthday. His best chance for eradicating the cancer is to have a bone marrow transplant. Since he has no known biological siblings, he must find a donor match from the National Bone Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). However, very few minorities are registered with the NMDP.
For a successful transplant, the tissue type from a bone marrow donor or the donor's cord blood unit needs to match the patient's type as closely as possible. The closer the match, the better the chances are for the patient's survival. This summer I would like to ask you to join with me in encouraging all healthy adults we know to register with the NMDP.
Joining the NMDP Registry is simple. Go to www.marrow.org for the registration form. You will be asked to provide a swab of cheek cells or a blood sample to have your tissue type tested. Your tissue type will be added to the NMDP Registry and will remain on the registry indefinitely. If at any time you are a donor match, then you will be contacted. There is a $50 tax deductible fee to join the registry for individuals who are not under represented in the registry. Most minorities, who are under represented, may have this fee waived.
I encourage you to give the gift of life! |
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| UPDATES ON COUNTRIES |
 Embassy of Kazakhstan Halts Processing of Adoption Dossiers (March 2008)
The Department of State has been informed that the Embassy of Kazakhstan is conducting a review of current procedures regarding intercountry adoptions. Until completed, this review will affect the processing of new adoption dossiers. read more
Warning Concerning Adoptions in Vietnam (April 2008)
The Department of State continues to urge prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers not to initiate new adoptions from Vietnam at this time. The 2005 Memorandum of Agreement, required by Vietnamese law to authorize adoptions between the United States and Vietnam, expires on September 1, 2008. In addition, recent field investigations have revealed incidents of serious adoption irregularities. These irregularities will have to be resolved before a new agreement between the U.S. and Vietnam might be created.
On April 25, 2008, the government of Vietnam announced that it will allow adoptions to be completed in cases where prospective adoptive parents have been matched with a child and received an official referral prior to September 1, 2008. It further stated that in accordance with Vietnamese law, the DIA will suspend the acceptance of new dossiers on July 1, 2008. On September 1, 2008, any dossier that has not received a referral will be closed and returned to the Adoption Service Provider. read more |
| UPDATE ON THE HAGUE CONVENTION |
| To review a current list of countries that are and are not members of the Hague Convention, click here. |
| MOVIE REVIEW |
 Have you seen the following three adoption movies:
Juno,
Martian Child, or
August Rush?
After several attempts at sitting down to write movie reviews on each for this e-newsletter, I have to be honest that these three movies are so controversial, I am not sure that I want to write the reviews. My teenaged daughter really liked one of the movies, thought one was okay, but refused to see the third one after listening to classmates talk about the movie.
I would like to know if you have seen any of these movies and what your opinions are about them. As space allows, I will run your comments in the upcoming Fall issue. |
| ADOPTION RESEARCH |
Adoptive Parent Preparation PROJECT PHASE I: Meeting the Mental Health and Developmental Needs of Adopted Children by David Brodzinksy was published in February of this year by the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute. This long-term institute project sets to develop best-practice standards that will assist those preparing and educating adoptive parents. read more |
| HUMANITARIAN AID IN ACTION |
| The images and news reports of the devastation from Cyclone Nargis along the coast of Myanmar and the earthquake which rocked the Sichuan Province of China have been overwhelming to see. We all can't help wanting to help the victims in some way. Dillon International is accepting donations to aid in relief efforts through its humanitarian aid program, orphanCare International. Donations to Myanmar will provide fresh water, mosquito nets, and emergency supplies to survivors. Donations for China's earthquake relief will provide emergency aid for the many orphaned children and their caregivers left homeless after the earthquake. To read more or make a donation |
| JUST FOR FUN |
(Collected and submitted by a group of moms) You know you are an adoptive mother/father (or you should be!) if:
- The fact that there are 143 million children without a parent to kiss them goodnight has ever made you lose sleep.
- You realize DNA has nothing to do with love and family.
- You can't watch Adoption Stories on TLC without sobbing.
- The fact that if 7% of Christians adopted one child, there would be no orphans in the world is convicting to you.
- You spend free time surfing blogs about families who have experienced the blessing of adoption.
- It drives you crazy when people ask you about your adopted child's "real " parents.
- You have ever been "pregnant" with your adoptive child longer than it takes for an elephant to give birth. (2 years!)
- You had no idea how you would afford to adopt, but stepped out in faith anyway knowing where God calls you, He will provide.
- You have ever taken an airplane ride halfway around the world with a child you just met.
- You believe God's heart is for adoption.
- You realize that welcoming a child into your heart and family is one of the most important legacies you could ever leave on this earth.
- You know what the word "Dossier" means and you can actually pronounce it!
- You have welcomed a social worker into the most private parts of your life.
- You shudder when people say your child is so lucky that you adopted him/her, knowing full well that you are the "blessed one" to have them in your life.
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| AEC'S MISSION STATEMENT |
| The mission of Dillon's Adoption Education Center is to provide family-centered education to address the needs of individuals and families who are touched by international adoption. Dillon International believes that education can benefit everyone. The Adoption Education Center's services are available to professionals, agencies and individuals.
Adoption in the United States has increased over the years and family-centered educaton is a growing need in all aspects of the family system. The Adoption Education Center provides education services to adoptive families in all stages of the adoption process.
The Adoption Education Center is part of Dillon International's lifelong commitment to families. | |
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We hope you enjoyed this issue of the "Adoption Educationquarterly" and want to thank you for your readership. We encourage you to forward this e-newsletter to your friends and colleagues, who have been touched by adoption, with the suggestion that they also sign up to begin receiving Dillon's quarterly AEC e-news.
Sincerely, |
| Karin Price
Director of The Adoption Education Center, a service of Dillon International, Inc.
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| DISCLAIMER
We do not make any representation about the changes that take place in the information reported in this newsletter, and inclusion of items in the newsletter does not signify we support the authors' perspectives.
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