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We left both of our boys home on both trips 1 and 2. They were 2 and 6 at the time. In retrospect, there is no way my wife and I could have survived the journey and tried to care for the boys at the same time. They really were better off with their grandparents.
We e-mailed every day specifically to our boys and the grandparents read the e-mails to them. We did not call because, based on a previous experience, that made things more difficult when they heard our voice. We did leave little packages/notes/etc for them for each day we were gone (although it got dicey on trip 2 when we were delayed in court...got back with one note to spare). Mike
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Julia's Journey
-from Ulan-Ude
-Trip #1 November 2004
-Trip #2 March 9, 2005
-Gotcha Day March 17, 2005
-Home Forever March 26, 2005
-RAD diagnosis May 2006
-PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Diagnosis) August 2006
Our attachment therapist's quote to me after a session with my daughter and my wife: "You've landed yourself right in the middle of a looney bin."
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