It is no secret that Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are in major need of overhauling. In fact, these three entitlements are some of the most heavily debated issues for both political parties. What no one on either side of the political aisle will stop and think about is how the abuses of these systems [...]
It is not too often that I can actually say I am proud of an elected Government Official. It is even more rare that I am able to say I am proud of a Democrat in office, much less a Democrat Senator. Today, I am so proud of Senator Thomas Carper, a Democrat Senator from [...]
ABC News Exclusive Report with Diane Sawyer, on a report which will be released this Thursday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report is the findings of a two-year-long investigation of psychiatric medications being prescribed to foster children at an alarming rate. Fives states were involved in the investigation– Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon and [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is July 2009. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ It was here! The day we had all longed for had [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is January 2009. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ January 2009. This was it! It was our final court [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is September 2008. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ We had finally reached a point where thing were on [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is April-June 2008. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ During the time between the baby that needed medical attention going [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is May-June 2007. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ We had not had the baby but just a few days [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is March 2008. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ When the battle was won in the last case, I was [...]
Once again I am veering off the ongoing saga of our story to adopt children through the Broken Foster Care System. If you’ve already read my Mother’s Day story, you know that our adoptions were finalized in July of 2009. After the adoptions it took some time for the kids to adjust to the fact [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is March 2008. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ It was hard to pick myself up by my boot-straps and [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is November 2007-March 2008. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ When we first heard about the Foster-To-Adopt Program, it had [...]
I am once again taking a detour from our personal story to shake my head in sadness and disgust. We really have reached a very sad point in our country. In trying to get as many voices as possible to join me in speaking out for these voiceless children I have been posting the link [...]
This continues the story of our journey to have a family. The time frame for this chapter of our story is October -November 2007. If you continue to read along, you will see first hand the reality of how broken the Foster Care system truly is. ____________________ Our October court hearing was supposed to be a pre-trial [...]
On today- Mother’s Day- I dedicate this to all ladies who long to be a mommy but their dreams have not yet been fulfilled. I know the pain of Mother’s Day when your heart desperately longs to hold your child in your arms but you have not been given that opportunity. I pray that you [...]
