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 Tim and LisaOur story begins when my husband and I were married and immediately began to try to start a family. After 4 ½ years of unsuccessful fertility treatments we came to the conclusion that adoption was the answer to our prayers for children. We contacted Adoption Bridges of Kentucky and were immediately impressed with the passion and professionalism the staff possessed for the adoption process. We came away from our first meeting with a very real understanding that adoption was not for the faint of heart but if we utilized ABK that we would have the baby we’d been longing for. Our first son was adopted through the agency within 6 months and our second son was adopted 2 years later. We selected ABK because they allowed us choose the perimeters we were comfortable with regarding our baby. With our first son’s adoption, we were heavily involved prior to his birth by taking Birthmom to doctor’s visits and supported her in the delivery room when our son came into the world. Our second son was 10 months old before his Birthmom decided to place him for adoption. We started our transition visits with him shortly after being chosen. The one-hour visits turned into one-day visits; which turned into weekends. Finally, after 6 weeks of transition visits, he came home to stay with us; the day after his first birthday. We fell in love with both our sons instantly and can’t imagine life without them. Adoption is very emotionally charged. The birthmother needs support, the adoptive parents need training and guidance and the child needs a future. The staff at ABK is very dedicated to each step of the process and their passion is unrelenting. Words cannot describe the happiness our family has experienced through adoption – ABOK was part of that and for that we are grateful. Tim & Lisa Previous page: Susan M. |