Dian Patrice Wellfare 1951-2008
Di Wellfare passed away this month.. I did not learn about this till last nite when I did my occasional download of alt.adoption..
She and I have corresponded publicly for years.. she taught me a lot and she made me angry at times..
When she first arrived on alt.adoption in the late nineties.. I disagreed with her.. told her she was wrong.. spent time telling her why she was wrong.. and then when I went into reunion with my bson I got angry like she was angry.. and I agreed with her.. and we argued points that I needed to look at and work out..
And then I changed again.. and took myself away from alt.adoption in 2003 and came here to adoption.com.. I wanted to be in a place where I could learn about how adoption affected adoptive parents and adoptees..
The main issue I had with her and Origins was the use (the banning) of the term birthmother.. We parted ways with that..
The link will tell you about what she has done in the adoption world.. and even tho I do not agree with some of the things she did.. I will miss her.. I will miss knowing she is working away at what she thought needed to be worked on..
Rest in peace Di.. rest in peace..
Jackie