It's been a busy couple of weeks. Last monday Abby & Jake had eye appointments and while we were out school called to tell me that Sana was sick. It concerns me whenever Sana doesn't feel well for so many reasons. First of all her overall health condition and there is the language barrier and the fact that I don't know here like my own kids and I can't read her yet. Could be a cold or could have been serious. Luckily it was a little cold.
Tuesday we had a appointment with the shoe store. I had gone in and talked to them about donating shoes for Sana. They generously offered to outfit her in shoes now and after surgery. That's Fred Toenges in Fort Wayne Indiana. Please support their business if you have a need, they are awesome.
While they were measuring her they asked her to take her foot out of the brace. They then realized that her brace was way too small. She got the brace from the Red Cross when she was 12 and now she is 16. Quite a size change. The guy said it is like the Japanese women that bind their feet so they don't grow. Her leg is literally misshaped because of the brace. She has big dent where the straps go and she has to stuff her skin in the brace. It is truly heart wrenching. I have only seen her put it on one other time and I wanted to cry then. This time I just let the tears rip. They were so sweet, said they could help us with the brace as well. We went back on Thursday to try the shoes on, they made more adjustments while we waited and the owner said that they normally don't do this type of brace but they would make a new one to fit her. It is so good to see the good in humankind! We'll be back in a couple of weeks to get the brace taken care of.
Friday was the principal of the high school's retirement dinner. It was a beautiful ceremony with lots of love and fun stories of the past years. Fred Tone is a funny man with a huge heart. He will leave some big shoes to fill. The only student he talked about was Sana. He spoke of the hardships she has had to endure and how she is an inspiration to everyone at the school. He also talked about how the other kids are really watching out for her already. Oh the love that she inspires.
Saturday proved to be a little frustrating. Jake's 16th birthday was Monday, the day that finals begin. He asked if we could celebrate on Saturday so he would be available to study on Monday. We all went to the store (Sam, Abby, Bart, Sana and I). Picked up steaks and a cake. Came home and cooked while the kids decorated. Sana has no sense of time. While Bart went to pick Jake up from his friends house Sana wanted to eat a leisurely lunch and then take her time decorating. She kept wanting me to call Bart and ask him to stall. At one point she had me running in all directions and was yelling “mom, mom!” I was done. I snapped just a little. I later explained that she needed to remember that I had a lot of people to care for and if I didn't answer right away she needed to be patient. That yelling my name without any pause in between really does make me crazy. Next problem, the computer/headphones. When Jake and Adrianna arrived all the kids were in the family room talking. Sana had her computer on playing music, after a while Jake asked her to turn it off so they could hear each other. Her answer was to put her headphones on and keep on humming. All the kids came in the kitchen and sat at the bar and talked to me. I finally had Bart pull the headphones out and tell her to join the family. Dinner was delicious, perfect med-rare filets and guess who didn't like them. I really thought she would like just plain steak. Wrong, she didn't like the twice baked potatoes either. Frustrating! Later we watched Jake's baby videos. He was soooo adorable (ok, he still is). Again Sana became attached to her computer. She kept trying to show me pictures. At one point she put her head phones on so she could skype. Ok, I was done. I went into the den and shut down the main computer which shuts down all of them and the phone. Awe, I still have some control. In the end we had a fun day and Jake enjoyed his birthday. By the way, what do you get a 16 year old boy? A pirate costume of course.
Yesterday the doctor finally called me to assure me that he is working on getting things (other docs, hospitals and so on) lined up for Sana. After 3 weeks and a lot of phone calls I had kind of given up. I spoke to Patsy yesterday about moving forward without him. She was going to contact him via email and if we didn't get anywhere we were going to move on. He called in a prescription for her pain and talked to me about managing it on a daily basis. He also gave me his home number and told me to call anytime. I did get some comfort in that conversation. I hope he follows through.
This evening we dropped Bart off at the airport to visit Josh. I must say I am a envious. Later we all went to Abby's softball game. She was on fire. Her hitting was amazing. They won 13-2. It's been a busy couple of weeks. Last monday Abby & Jake had eye appointments and while we were out school called to tell me that Sana was sick. It concerns me whenever Sana doesn't feel well for so many reasons. First of all her overall health condition and there is the language barrier and the fact that I don't know here like my own kids and I can't read her yet. Could be a cold or could have been serious. Luckily it was a little cold.
Tuesday we had a appointment with the shoe store. I had gone in and talked to them about donating shoes for Sana. They generously offered to outfit her in shoes now and after surgery. That's Fred Toenges in Fort Wayne Indiana. Please support their business if you have a need, they are awesome.
While they were measuring her they asked her to take her foot out of the brace. They then realized that her brace was way too small. She got the brace from the Red Cross when she was 12 and now she is 16. Quite a size change. The guy said it is like the Japanese women that bind their feet so they don't grow. Her leg is literally misshaped because of the brace. She has big dent where the straps go and she has to stuff her skin in the brace. It is truly heart wrenching. I have only seen her put it on one other time and I wanted to cry then. This time I just let the tears rip. They were so sweet, said they could help us with the brace as well. We went back on Thursday to try the shoes on, they made more adjustments while we waited and the owner said that they normally don't do this type of brace but they would make a new one to fit her. It is so good to see the good in humankind! We'll be back in a couple of weeks to get the brace taken care of.
Friday was the principal of the high school's retirement dinner. It was a beautiful ceremony with lots of love and fun stories of the past years. Fred Tone is a funny man with a huge heart. He will leave some big shoes to fill. The only student he talked about was Sana. He spoke of the hardships she has had to endure and how she is an inspiration to everyone at the school. He also talked about how the other kids are really watching out for her already. Oh the love that she inspires.
Saturday proved to be a little frustrating. Jake's 16th birthday was Monday, the day that finals begin. He asked if we could celebrate on Saturday so he would be available to study on Monday. We all went to the store (Sam, Abby, Bart, Sana and I). Picked up steaks and a cake. Came home and cooked while the kids decorated. Sana has no sense of time. While Bart went to pick Jake up from his friends house Sana wanted to eat a leisurely lunch and then take her time decorating. She kept wanting me to call Bart and ask him to stall. At one point she had me running in all directions and was yelling “mom, mom!” I was done. I snapped just a little. I later explained that she needed to remember that I had a lot of people to care for and if I didn't answer right away she needed to be patient. That yelling my name without any pause in between really does make me crazy. Next problem, the computer/headphones. When Jake and Adrianna arrived all the kids were in the family room talking. Sana had her computer on playing music, after a while Jake asked her to turn it off so they could hear each other. Her answer was to put her headphones on and keep on humming. All the kids came in the kitchen and sat at the bar and talked to me. I finally had Bart pull the headphones out and tell her to join the family. Dinner was delicious, perfect med-rare filets and guess who didn't like them. I really thought she would like just plain steak. Wrong, she didn't like the twice baked potatoes either. Frustrating! Later we watched Jake's baby videos. He was soooo adorable (ok, he still is). Again Sana became attached to her computer. She kept trying to show me pictures. At one point she put her head phones on so she could skype. Ok, I was done. I went into the den and shut down the main computer which shuts down all of them and the phone. Awe, I still have some control. In the end we had a fun day and Jake enjoyed his birthday. By the way, what do you get a 16 year old boy? A pirate costume of course.
It's been a busy couple of weeks. Last monday Abby & Jake had eye appointments and while we were out school called to tell me that Sana was sick. It concerns me whenever Sana doesn't feel well for so many reasons. First of all her overall health condition and there is the language barrier and the fact that I don't know here like my own kids and I can't read her yet. Could be a cold or could have been serious. Luckily it was a little cold.
Tuesday we had a appointment with the shoe store. I had gone in and talked to them about donating shoes for Sana. They generously offered to outfit her in shoes now and after surgery. That's Fred Toenges in Fort Wayne Indiana. Please support their business if you have a need, they are awesome.
While they were measuring her they asked her to take her foot out of the brace. They then realized that her brace was way too small. She got the brace from the Red Cross when she was 12 and now she is 16. Quite a size change. The guy said it is like the Japanese women that bind their feet so they don't grow. Her leg is literally misshaped because of the brace. She has big dent where the straps go and she has to stuff her skin in the brace. It is truly heart wrenching. I have only seen her put it on one other time and I wanted to cry then. This time I just let the tears rip. They were so sweet, said they could help us with the brace as well. We went back on Thursday to try the shoes on, they made more adjustments while we waited and the owner said that they normally don't do this type of brace but they would make a new one to fit her. It is so good to see the good in humankind! We'll be back in a couple of weeks to get the brace taken care of.
Friday was the principal of the high school's retirement dinner. It was a beautiful ceremony with lots of love and fun stories of the past years. Fred Tone is a funny man with a huge heart. He will leave some big shoes to fill. The only student he talked about was Sana. He spoke of the hardships she has had to endure and how she is an inspiration to everyone at the school. He also talked about how the other kids are really watching out for her already. Oh the love that she inspires.
Saturday proved to be a little frustrating. Jake's 16th birthday was Monday, the day that finals begin. He asked if we could celebrate on Saturday so he would be available to study on Monday. We all went to the store (Sam, Abby, Bart, Sana and I). Picked up steaks and a cake. Came home and cooked while the kids decorated. Sana has no sense of time. While Bart went to pick Jake up from his friends house Sana wanted to eat a leisurely lunch and then take her time decorating. She kept wanting me to call Bart and ask him to stall. At one point she had me running in all directions and was yelling “mom, mom!” I was done. I snapped just a little. I later explained that she needed to remember that I had a lot of people to care for and if I didn't answer right away she needed to be patient. That yelling my name without any pause in between really does make me crazy. Next problem, the computer/headphones. When Jake and Adrianna arrived all the kids were in the family room talking. Sana had her computer on playing music, after a while Jake asked her to turn it off so they could hear each other. Her answer was to put her headphones on and keep on humming. All the kids came in the kitchen and sat at the bar and talked to me. I finally had Bart pull the headphones out and tell her to join the family. Dinner was delicious, perfect med-rare filets and guess who didn't like them. I really thought she would like just plain steak. Wrong, she didn't like the twice baked potatoes either. Frustrating! Later we watched Jake's baby videos. He was soooo adorable (ok, he still is). Again Sana became attached to her computer. She kept trying to show me pictures. At one point she put her head phones on so she could skype. Ok, I was done. I went into the den and shut down the main computer which shuts down all of them and the phone. Awe, I still have some control. In the end we had a fun day and Jake enjoyed his birthday. By the way, what do you get a 16 year old boy? A pirate costume of course.
Yesterday the doctor finally called me to assure me that he is working on getting things (other docs, hospitals and so on) lined up for Sana. After 3 weeks and a lot of phone calls I had kind of given up. I spoke to Patsy yesterday about moving forward without him. She was going to contact him via email and if we didn't get anywhere we were going to move on. He called in a prescription for her pain and talked to me about managing it on a daily basis. He also gave me his home number and told me to call anytime. I did get some comfort in that conversation. I hope he follows through.
This evening we dropped Bart off at the airport to visit Josh. I must say I am a envious. Later we all went to Abby's softball game. She was on fire. Her hitting was amazing. They won 13-2.
Yesterday the doctor finally called me to assure me that he is working on getting things (other docs, hospitals and so on) lined up for Sana. After 3 weeks and a lot of phone calls I had kind of given up. I spoke to Patsy yesterday about moving forward without him. She was going to contact him via email and if we didn't get anywhere we were going to move on. He called in a prescription for her pain and talked to me about managing it on a daily basis. He also gave me his home number and told me to call anytime. I did get some comfort in that conversation. I hope he follows through.
This evening we dropped Bart off at the airport to visit Josh. I must say I am a envious. Later we all went to Abby's softball game. She was on fire. Her hitting was amazing. They won 13-2.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Our New Life as a Family of 8
April 26th Sana received her visa. Three days later she arrived in Fort Wayne to a rather large group of excited people. The local television station even showed up. I was filled with so many emotions. One thing we all learned quickly is that we loved this little girl. She is so strong and independent yet she is just a baby to me.
We spent the next couple of days doing lots of firsts. The first obstacle we had to overcome was that she was terrified of our golden retriever “Luke”. I didn't even know people could be so afraid of dogs. Cultural differences.
The first day we went to McDonald's for lunch, she loved it and we were recognized from our TV interview. She had her first pop cycle, I would say she has had about 100 since then.
Saturday we went to Abby's first softball game of the season. It was fun and she won. YAY!!! Got a hit and scored. GO ABBY!! After that we went to Buffalo Wild Wings to celebrate. Not my favorite place but everyone else loves it and Sana mentioned how she loves wings. One meal down. Can I just tell you that I can eat at Ruth Chris' for the same cost as feeding Jake and Sam at that place. And I prefer Ruth Chris!!
Monday we had our first appointment with Dr. Brennan, our family doc. He has agreed to take the case pro bono. I am pretty sure we completely overwhelmed him. So many things to consider and get worked out. Getting other doctors, hospitals & therapists on board to take the case pro bono, what shots she will need and so on and so forth. When we arrived home Sana's luggage was delivered. Oh yes, we also shopped for some necessities over the weekend.
Tuesday a trip to Sam's Club was in order. The kind lady at the front of the store asked if Sana wanted a cart. Sana said “what is this”? I explained and she reluctantly said yes. So that may have been a mistake. That was the last time I saw her until I hunted her down to go pay for my things. While I was paying she returned the cart and went to the car to wait for me (all without telling me). Lecture number one – don't leave and not tell me where you are going! I am the mom! (I'm sure there will be plenty more lectures).
Wednesday we met with the vice principal of the school. My kids go to a local public school for grade school and a private Catholic high school. The private school is very expensive and we can not afford to pay another tuition. Anyway the school is willing to work with us. Sana was so excited, she really had her heart set on Dwenger and had already made several friends. The hardest part was when they gave us the locker combination. Sana didn't even know what a locker was. And getting it open....we've all been there before. She finally caught on and was very excited to start school on Friday. All went well. She loved school and all the kids, everyone was so nice. The only glitch was lunch. She is not too excited about American food and apparently the pbj's are not so hot. Not sure how you could mess that up.
After school on Friday Bart went to pick Brittany up. Brit is Amanda's little sister with big brothers big sisters, she lives about a hour south of us. Anyway, we all went up to Michigan to see grandma and grandpa for Mother Day weekend. Sana did not take the drive to well. I thought she was car sick. When we arrived she went right to bed. The next morning she was still so quiet. Still not feeling well. As it turns out she was just having a lot of pain and it was making her sick to her stomach. I finally forced her to eat something and take some aleve. Magically in about a hour she was her loud, funny, crazy self. I was pretty sure my in-laws thought I was lying about her. Now they got to see the real Sana and how all the kids interacted together. It was really fun. She and Jake had a argument over whose grandma it was. They were pulling her saying “MY GRANDMA”. So funny. She also hid the cookies from Jake and kept offering them to everyone else. When it came to him she would say “MY COOKIES!!” We also got to talk to Josh on the phone and skype with Amanda. It was a really good mothers day weekend. I am so grateful! We got home late Sunday afternoon only to discover that we (& I use that word loosely, it was really Bart) had left all of our dirty laundry in Michigan. Oops
Monday after school Sana got into the car and exclaimed “Mom, the boy in Leadership class is sleeping, he wastes his opportunity for education!” Oh the things we take for granted. Another softball game, this time we didn't win and we froze our butts off. Sana kept saying “mom, it's summer, why is it so cold?” Welcome to Indiana, at least it's not raining. She also spent the evening trying to convince me that it would be a good idea for her to get a drivers license. She's a funny one, I think Brittany and Jake are enough for one year. On Friday when I came to pick up from school Sana was nowhere to be found. I popped into the school office and asked if anyone had seen her. Mr. Tone, the principal, told me that some nice girl was with her in the cafeteria teaching her something. I am thinking that is so sweet, wonder what they are working on, math? English? Ha! She was teaching Sana to buy Cheetos from the vending machine. Sana was quit impressed with this machine and I predict will be visiting it often.
On a more serious note, when a 16 year old child has only had 2 years of school they tend to be a little behind as far as American standards go. I am nervous and worried that she will not be caught up enough to stay at Bishop Dwenger. She is very bright but there is a lot of catching up to do.
We spent the next couple of days doing lots of firsts. The first obstacle we had to overcome was that she was terrified of our golden retriever “Luke”. I didn't even know people could be so afraid of dogs. Cultural differences.
The first day we went to McDonald's for lunch, she loved it and we were recognized from our TV interview. She had her first pop cycle, I would say she has had about 100 since then.
Saturday we went to Abby's first softball game of the season. It was fun and she won. YAY!!! Got a hit and scored. GO ABBY!! After that we went to Buffalo Wild Wings to celebrate. Not my favorite place but everyone else loves it and Sana mentioned how she loves wings. One meal down. Can I just tell you that I can eat at Ruth Chris' for the same cost as feeding Jake and Sam at that place. And I prefer Ruth Chris!!
Monday we had our first appointment with Dr. Brennan, our family doc. He has agreed to take the case pro bono. I am pretty sure we completely overwhelmed him. So many things to consider and get worked out. Getting other doctors, hospitals & therapists on board to take the case pro bono, what shots she will need and so on and so forth. When we arrived home Sana's luggage was delivered. Oh yes, we also shopped for some necessities over the weekend.
Tuesday a trip to Sam's Club was in order. The kind lady at the front of the store asked if Sana wanted a cart. Sana said “what is this”? I explained and she reluctantly said yes. So that may have been a mistake. That was the last time I saw her until I hunted her down to go pay for my things. While I was paying she returned the cart and went to the car to wait for me (all without telling me). Lecture number one – don't leave and not tell me where you are going! I am the mom! (I'm sure there will be plenty more lectures).
Wednesday we met with the vice principal of the school. My kids go to a local public school for grade school and a private Catholic high school. The private school is very expensive and we can not afford to pay another tuition. Anyway the school is willing to work with us. Sana was so excited, she really had her heart set on Dwenger and had already made several friends. The hardest part was when they gave us the locker combination. Sana didn't even know what a locker was. And getting it open....we've all been there before. She finally caught on and was very excited to start school on Friday. All went well. She loved school and all the kids, everyone was so nice. The only glitch was lunch. She is not too excited about American food and apparently the pbj's are not so hot. Not sure how you could mess that up.
After school on Friday Bart went to pick Brittany up. Brit is Amanda's little sister with big brothers big sisters, she lives about a hour south of us. Anyway, we all went up to Michigan to see grandma and grandpa for Mother Day weekend. Sana did not take the drive to well. I thought she was car sick. When we arrived she went right to bed. The next morning she was still so quiet. Still not feeling well. As it turns out she was just having a lot of pain and it was making her sick to her stomach. I finally forced her to eat something and take some aleve. Magically in about a hour she was her loud, funny, crazy self. I was pretty sure my in-laws thought I was lying about her. Now they got to see the real Sana and how all the kids interacted together. It was really fun. She and Jake had a argument over whose grandma it was. They were pulling her saying “MY GRANDMA”. So funny. She also hid the cookies from Jake and kept offering them to everyone else. When it came to him she would say “MY COOKIES!!” We also got to talk to Josh on the phone and skype with Amanda. It was a really good mothers day weekend. I am so grateful! We got home late Sunday afternoon only to discover that we (& I use that word loosely, it was really Bart) had left all of our dirty laundry in Michigan. Oops
Monday after school Sana got into the car and exclaimed “Mom, the boy in Leadership class is sleeping, he wastes his opportunity for education!” Oh the things we take for granted. Another softball game, this time we didn't win and we froze our butts off. Sana kept saying “mom, it's summer, why is it so cold?” Welcome to Indiana, at least it's not raining. She also spent the evening trying to convince me that it would be a good idea for her to get a drivers license. She's a funny one, I think Brittany and Jake are enough for one year. On Friday when I came to pick up from school Sana was nowhere to be found. I popped into the school office and asked if anyone had seen her. Mr. Tone, the principal, told me that some nice girl was with her in the cafeteria teaching her something. I am thinking that is so sweet, wonder what they are working on, math? English? Ha! She was teaching Sana to buy Cheetos from the vending machine. Sana was quit impressed with this machine and I predict will be visiting it often.
On a more serious note, when a 16 year old child has only had 2 years of school they tend to be a little behind as far as American standards go. I am nervous and worried that she will not be caught up enough to stay at Bishop Dwenger. She is very bright but there is a lot of catching up to do.
Friday, May 14, 2010
A Little History
I am unsure how to begin but I guess the best thing to do is just start so here goes...
It has been a crazy year. Josh was due to leave for boot camp in July however he dove into a pool and ruptured his eardrum. He was moved back to November 2nd. Amanda was supposed to leave for Africa in September but she did not make her medical deadline so she was home until March 8th. In October my mom had a heart attack and passed away. I definitely give thanks to God for keeping my kids home. I am sure I would not have been able to survive without them.
One week after mom's funeral Josh left for boot camp. I was a mess. I was so worried about him and it didn't help when I received the first couple of letters. He talked about what hell it was, how lost and lonely he felt and how every day at mail call he prayed and prayed for letters but none come. It broke my heart. By the way, the day we received his address we mailed him approximately 10 letters. Anyway, as time went on he became more positive and eventually loved it. In January he graduated and it was a beautiful ceremony. I was so proud of him. Not only for graduating but for proving to himself that he could do it.
In March Amanda left for Africa. When she graduated from Ball State we agreed that she would quit her job, come home for the summer and just spend time with the family. We were both a little concerned about living together again. We had some rough (to say the least) periods when she was in high school. Instead of 3 months under one roof we ended up spending 10 months together. Instead of arguing we became best friends. We did almost everything together, grocery shopped, lunch, stained the deck, gardened, laid on the beach played games every night and everything else. It is a time that I will treasure forever but not the smartest thing to do before a long separation. When she left it broke my heart. I have never (and I do mean never) cried so much or so hard in my life. One morning I actually woke up and my chest hurt from crying.
At the beginning of February I received a email from a old friend telling me about a organization that she was involved with, Solace for the Children. She said that there was a child that she believed could be helped by a doctor in my area, they just needed a host family. I of course was full of questions. Everyone in the family wanted to do it but I knew from past experiences that this would change all of our lives and once she was here there would be no changing our minds. I wanted the kids to understand that they may not like this child at all, that there would be sacrifices to make. Mom wouldn't be able to be at everything. Vacations might be skipped or at least changed. I also knew that I would be the main caregiver and I wasn't sure I was ready to be tied down again. Anyway, after a month of talking to anyone and everyone and much prayer I believed it was truly what God was calling us to do. One day, I wish I knew the exact date, I called Patsy (the head of Solace) and told her that we were happy to host Sana. A couple of hours later we met our new daughter on Skype. Wow, we were all so impressed. Sana is such a brave young woman. Things started happening pretty fast and every day became and still is a new adventure.
It has been a crazy year. Josh was due to leave for boot camp in July however he dove into a pool and ruptured his eardrum. He was moved back to November 2nd. Amanda was supposed to leave for Africa in September but she did not make her medical deadline so she was home until March 8th. In October my mom had a heart attack and passed away. I definitely give thanks to God for keeping my kids home. I am sure I would not have been able to survive without them.
One week after mom's funeral Josh left for boot camp. I was a mess. I was so worried about him and it didn't help when I received the first couple of letters. He talked about what hell it was, how lost and lonely he felt and how every day at mail call he prayed and prayed for letters but none come. It broke my heart. By the way, the day we received his address we mailed him approximately 10 letters. Anyway, as time went on he became more positive and eventually loved it. In January he graduated and it was a beautiful ceremony. I was so proud of him. Not only for graduating but for proving to himself that he could do it.
In March Amanda left for Africa. When she graduated from Ball State we agreed that she would quit her job, come home for the summer and just spend time with the family. We were both a little concerned about living together again. We had some rough (to say the least) periods when she was in high school. Instead of 3 months under one roof we ended up spending 10 months together. Instead of arguing we became best friends. We did almost everything together, grocery shopped, lunch, stained the deck, gardened, laid on the beach played games every night and everything else. It is a time that I will treasure forever but not the smartest thing to do before a long separation. When she left it broke my heart. I have never (and I do mean never) cried so much or so hard in my life. One morning I actually woke up and my chest hurt from crying.
At the beginning of February I received a email from a old friend telling me about a organization that she was involved with, Solace for the Children. She said that there was a child that she believed could be helped by a doctor in my area, they just needed a host family. I of course was full of questions. Everyone in the family wanted to do it but I knew from past experiences that this would change all of our lives and once she was here there would be no changing our minds. I wanted the kids to understand that they may not like this child at all, that there would be sacrifices to make. Mom wouldn't be able to be at everything. Vacations might be skipped or at least changed. I also knew that I would be the main caregiver and I wasn't sure I was ready to be tied down again. Anyway, after a month of talking to anyone and everyone and much prayer I believed it was truly what God was calling us to do. One day, I wish I knew the exact date, I called Patsy (the head of Solace) and told her that we were happy to host Sana. A couple of hours later we met our new daughter on Skype. Wow, we were all so impressed. Sana is such a brave young woman. Things started happening pretty fast and every day became and still is a new adventure.
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