We recieved an unexpected phone call on Sat. from the matching coordinator. She said she found a boy who met our criteria! He had been on the list for some time so we didn't need to have our dossier logged in to see his file. We were very surprised because we thought our dossier had to be logged in before we could be matched. We reviewed his file and emailed it to CHOP Adopt for review. We weren't sure what to think! We were not prepared mentally to be matched so quickly! We couldn't consult with the doctor until Monday at 8:30 pm. The doctor informed us of some things that we didn't notice on the chart and explained in better detail what was probably going on medically with this child. We did not feel at peace with proceeding with the referral so we had to decline this little boy.
It was hard to say no. He needed a family but he was going to be more medically complex than what we felt we could handle. It was an emotional 72 hours (that is all the time they give you to decide). Afterwards I felt as if I had another miscarriage but feel better about it today.
This afternoon we found out that our dossier is now logged in. We will be eligible for any children on the next shared list now! That is good news! We could get matched again very quickly! Please pray with us that we would get a clear vision of who our son is so we would know without a doubt that it is him when we recieve his referral.
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