199: Adopting a Medically Complex Child w/ Kristen Henry
Sometimes the path to parenthood looks nothing like we planned.
For Kristen, years of infertility led to adoption... and ten days after bringing her daughter home from the NICU, a cystic fibrosis diagnosis turned her world upside down again.
In this episode, she shares what it’s been like to navigate open adoption alongside the realities of raising a medically complex child: the intertwined joy of becoming a parent and the heartbreak of another family’s separation, the shock of adiagnosis, the fog of early grief, the gaps in family medical history, and the delicate balance of honoring her…
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