Once I knew that it was possible to adopt a child with HIV, my questions came in a downpour. Fortunately for me, my friend Emily is a nurse practitioner who specializes in HIV, so she became the recipient of my long phone calls. What I learned surprised me: I feared that we might adopt an HIV+ child,...

The fiddle melody winds through the room as a woman in a denim skirt calls the dance.  We move in a circle, forward and back, then do-si-do, and he moves on to the next partner. Him: A young black man, cornrows in his hair, baggy jeans belted low, too cool for words.  Me: A 45-year-old white woman,...

If you asked parents of HIV+ children about the most challenging issue they face, you might be surprised.  While many of us have nagging fears about our children’s overall health, their viral loads, or ARV therapy, our overwhelming concern is how to handle disclosure.  Over and over again that topic...

Traditionally, a culture camp brings together adopted children from around the world so they can share their experiences with each other. Some camps offer sleep away camp settings while others only offer day camps. Children and adults learn about culture, history, adoption heritage, and intolerance...

My life seems to be full of surprises. Just three years ago I was the mother of seven children. I gave birth to each of them, the first five in rapid succession, then one four years later, and our last little bonus four years later still. When my youngest was three, I found myself thinking that there...

From A Birth Project: According to a BBC report, a group of ‘charity workers’ located in Chad were arrested on the tarmark of the airport with an airplane full of about 103 children. The group denies they planned to sell the children for adoption, instead claiming they were sending them to ‘host...