what a nice thing for them to do. She seems good with harvey, defintley more than his bio dad

I saw the documentary on CNN. Its good that they are thinking but they said intarnational adoption is not allowed.

Oh wow, kudos to the BBC for doing that documentary. As a disability advocate myself, I often look at such documentaries with a jaded eye as often they really focus on the “bad things” with regards to disabilities. Sort of playing up on the disability instead of focusing on positive aspects, ya know?

Anyway, what Katie had to say about adopting a child with a disability or two is very encouraging. It is amazing how many children there are around the world in similar situations as in Bulgaria. Too often people focus on adopting a child that is “normal” aka without any disabilities and not take into consideration a child that has a disability is just as in need of a loving home. Governments need to make more effort to make society adaptable to people with disabilities, especially with regard to healthcare costs. The British health system is in a better place than the USA thanks to the NHS.

Also kudos to CBB for posting this as people clicking on that BBC link to read about the children in Bulgaria will bring even more awareness of such situations around the world.

Wow that’s great! After reading all of the accounts of “Jordan”/Katie’s partying ways in The Sun online back in 2000 or so, I would’ve never guessed that she’d eventually want to adopt special needs kids, but thankfully her own children have given her a new outlook on life. It’s great if her oldest son is doing as well as he can, and that her other children are doing well too.

I could definitely see the possibility of them adopting a child from say a Romanian orphanage or something, but we’ll just have to see if that happens. Good luck to them.

I must say, I am very impressed with this couple and the way they are handling their son’s condition as well as the possibility of adopting a child with special needs.

I, myself was born with a birth defect (Spina Bifida) 40yrs ago and back then things were so different. The doctors tried to tell my parents to give me up saying I would have no life anyways but they chose to keep me and love me unconditionally and I turned out great thanks to them.

So, I want to thank anyone who is willing to give a child with disabilities a fighting chance at a good life with all the love and support they deserve. Like my mom used to tell me, we are all the same in the ways that matter most. We all just do things a little differently is all.

I love this couple!!!

I think it’s great that they’re taking an interest in orphans with special needs. I’ve always thought about this myself, having grown up knowing a family who had adopted 6 kids with special needs. I’ve always said that if I were to adopt, I would adopt a child with special needs. Good for them for being so open to this type of adoption!