Monthly Archives: July 2010

HLA Typing Info For Anyone From China (in the USA), Including Children Adopted From China

Thank you to all of the families who have contacted me regarding having your child who was adopted from China tested as a possible match for Katie!  As many of you are aware, it is quite possible for our children to have a sibling who has also been adopted.  Also, one thing I learned by my trip...

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China Recap

Thank you to everyone who has posted a comment on this site.   We are so thankful for your prayers, your ideas, and your words of kindness.  When a family goes through something as challenging as what we are facing, it’s the thousand small acts of kindness  that help us make it through each day. I have found...

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Still Needing a Donor

Hi Everyone, I am finally back on California time, and it seems like I hit the ground running here, too.  Thirty-eight hours spent either on a plane or in an airport coming back was quite a strain on the ol’ body, but I think I’m pretty much back in sync now.  It was so wonderful to...

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Leaving Liuzhou Tomorrow for Beijing

With one day left in China, I finally feel like I have a moment to relax and write down a few of my thoughts about this trip.  I wish I could have journaled daily, but that was not to be.  I  had a job to do, and my focus needed to be only on the reason I...

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Good things are happening!

The Red Cross and the Chinese media in Nanning and Liuzhou have been very supportive in helping to get the message out about Katie.  They are getting her plea out to the public to come in and get tested. Phone numbers run along the bottom of the TV screen with information on how the public...

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