Miss Angela Hope Harris has now been adopted for 40 days. Most things about our lives have remained the same as before but a few have changed. One important benefit of Angie's adoption is that we are able to add her to our private health insurance and hopefully increase her access to vital medical services. In foster care, Angie's state insurance stopped authorizing laser treatments for her port-wine birthmark over a year ago, which are very clearly medically indicated and not cosmetic, unless you ask the Oregon Health Plan. We could not wait for her to be eligible for private insurance.
One small detail......we are losing our access to our current insurance and must change providers this month. Not such a big deal, except that Angie's adoption paperwork was submitted with the WRONG NAME on it and we have to wait for new documents. Add to that the stress caused by the requirement that she be added within 60 days of her adoption and you can imagine our distress. Why is it so complicated??? I truly cannot stand health insurance companies. And don't even get me started on the uncertainty about healthcare created by the current national leadership.
Despite these concerns, we are experiencing unimaginable joy to know that Angela Hope is our daughter, now and forever. Despite the hard mornings, and sometimes evenings too, the physical exhaustion of caring for a child with extensive needs, and the unknowns about her future, we could not be happier. This child captured our hearts from Day One. She is such a special gift.
I suspect that we will continue to experience this mix of frustration and joy throughout Angie's life. Most parents do, right? We have had some pretty unique circumstances, but all parents have their own challenges and experience similar emotions. Parenting is hard, no matter how you slice it, and we are just grateful for the privilege of guiding this special girl along the way. Thank you for hanging in there with us during the easy and the hard days......it is what keeps us going day after day.
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