Ep18 National Adoption Month, Adopting a Loved One with PWS

November is National Adoption Month, and we have a lovely episode with Rachel Aazzerah, the adoptive mom of Michael, a 6-year-old with PWS. She speaks with Stacy about her family’s experience in adopting Michael as a baby, what open adoption looks like, and offers advice and suggestions for how families can look into adoption for themselves. This conversation steers around to how people can support adoption causes - like donating to local foster care closets, being a respite home for infants, and even donating airline miles for things like medical trips. Rachel and Stacy also discuss the challenges of adoption, like the emotional roller coaster and having to invite social workers into your home, how and where to find your people for support, and how Rachel knew Michael was her baby the first time she held him. 

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Learn more about Prader-Willi syndrome and how PWSA | USA supports the PWS community at www.pwsausa.org 

 

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