tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682721157662291192.post1835990578610652980..comments2023-02-27T07:40:46.303-08:00Comments on Cry Haiti: On My HeartSusan Westwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05466171073606186026noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682721157662291192.post-51253926354764463712010-10-28T10:49:10.819-07:002010-10-28T10:49:10.819-07:00Susan, I am Dany Love's paternal grandmother. ...Susan, I am Dany Love's paternal grandmother. It is just amazing how she bubbles with happiness and spreads it to those around her. She is so precious to our family. My son and his wife have a biological child and another adopted child, Samuel, from Guatemala. We got him when he was 10 months old. While it is obvious she loves the other sibling, Drew, Dany seems to have a stronger bond with Samuel and it makes me wonder if somehow it's because they are both adopted. Sam was old enough to understand the process as the family waited to get Dany and probably realizes to an extent that the situation was similar when he was coming into our family. Samuel is five years old and tries to protect Dany for harmful situations. Their relationship is so very precious.<br /><br />Dany has had no pain episodes since the one that occurred last May. We have a wonderful children's hospital in Kansas City that cares for her when needed. What a blessing!<br /><br />Thank you for all of your work at GLA. It must be frustrating and difficult but also rewarding--along with a little sadness when the children go to their adoptive families. You are in our prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682721157662291192.post-25313948196686733942010-08-03T19:07:28.483-07:002010-08-03T19:07:28.483-07:00Susan,
I just found this post about our daughter....Susan,<br /><br />I just found this post about our daughter. I hadn't kept up with your blog as I didn't know about it until after we brought Dany Love home. I wanted you to know that I know exactly why Dany was on your heart at that time. You see, we had been contacted about Dany earlier in the year (November or so) and after much prayer and a heavy heart said yes to being her forever family but at that time there was another family that had said yes before us. We decided that God must have chosen that family for her instead but asked our social worker to please let us know if something didn't work out with the other family. On December 23, our social worker contacted us again and said the other family had backed out and asked if we were still interested. We decided to "table the matter" until after the holidays and while I was on winter break, I would do some heavy praying about her. Just a few days into January God spoke clearly that we were to be hear family and "to not be afraid." I believe God placed Dany Love and us on your heart at that time in an effort to work on our hearts, to move us forward and to not be afraid of being her family. We just celebrated her 2nd birthday a few weeks ago and she is so happy. She runs around chasing her brothers, talking, and acting like a big girl. Medically, she has been in the hospital one time in May for a pain crisis but otherwise she is doing great! We are sending pictures soon! I will kiss her and tell her Susan says hello!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com