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Other factors involved.
Originally Posted By yrand
Some of these children with very serious medical issues are the ones who wait longer whether black or white.Most black families would not be able to handle it without in home care while they work which is expensive.I would not care what color a family was that could deal with those medical challenges and my hat is off to those who do.I've spoken to some who do this and it is not an easy job.The single woman who adopted my first sibling group is what I would call a professional house parent.She had my three girls,only one was medically fragile,and three more black crack babies.She probaly gets about $5,000 a month for their care so can afford to stay home and pay for day help.As these babies get older and more challenging it would be interesting to know if she still keeps them but I guess I'm a little cynical.Long term fostercare is not a good option in most cases but in some like Jerry who's foster child is still looking at reunification at age 18 it is another way to provide the stability that many older kids need.At 18 I was already on my own so I can't imagine reunification at that age but I guess it happens.
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