[BrandyHagz]

I can imagine someone being turned down for both - if they aren't taking care of themselves.

A guy I dated in High School was/is diabetic - he refused to take care of himself. He's now almost blind and had a part of his foot amputated recently. Neither of which would rule him out as a parent - but I would think that not taking care of major medical issues like that would be a red flag.

If you're taking care of yourself, following Dr.'s orders - then no...domestic adoption is NOT something that is out of reach. Cancer survivors adopt as do people with mobility issues and even the forums admin here, Crick, is deaf...

The bottom line - if a Dr. can say "She's fit, healthy and able to parent, with Managed Diabetes" then you're golden.

Summer, regarding your health concerns - I would encourage you to use non-threatening (non-scary) terms with people who know nothing about the issues you face.

What I'd say, in your instance, is that "I'm a healthy 28 year old female with a disorder that sometimes impacts my mobility, but not my ability to care for myself and others". I don't encourage lying - but I do encourage using language that people with no first hand knowledge can understand. What you're trying to convey is "Hey, I use a wheelchair sometimes, so what!?"

I know for a fact that wheelchair bound (100%) people have adopted both domestically and internationally.

You just need someone to understand the scope of your abilities and the limitations you face. Remember, people hear Muscular Dystrophy and they think of the kids from the MDA Jerry's Kids program they see on TV every year.