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My little boy is two years old today! I can hardly believe it. Even though this day is very special to us and we do all the usual celebrating, it is not as important to our family as October 10th. On this day, we were honored to meet Noah for the first time. After many, many years of trying to have a baby, and going through all the pain associated with infertility, we finally called it quits and decided that God was leading us in a new direction. So, we began the adoption process. It took about a year and then we were told that we would wait approximately three years for a newborn. Well, four days after submitting our paperwork, we were overwhelmed to learn that Noah's birth mother chose us to be his parents. To this day, we are extremely grateful to this brave, young women. I cannot imagine the strength it must take to choose the path of adoption. I know for her, the easiest solution would have been abortion. One quick procedure and she could be done with the whole thing. But, she chose to carry, care for, and nourish this life for nine long months and for this selfless act, I will never forget her. I hope on this day, she is able to feel a huge sense of pride and what she did for us. Noah has been the greatest gift imaginable. I have so many people ask me if I feel cheated that after all we went through, and spent, to get him, he would end up with brain cancer. I can honestly say that I had I known he would get this horrible illness, I would still choose to adopt him. No matter how long we have him for, he is a gift from God and he makes every day worth it. If you would like to read more about my dear son or his battle with brain cancer, please log into
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