[phenwayfan]

My husband and I one day would love to adopt from Korea. We have looked at other programs and always come back to here. We have only been married for a year now, so we least have to wait 1 more until we start the paper work.

My question here is... I have an autoimmune disease that is uncommon. Basically my body kills off my blood platelets for some unknown reason. I have been healthy now for 1 year and have had no problems since. I also respond great to drug treatments when my platelet count does go low. I have been in remission for 1 year. With the disease I have I can be in remission for 5 years.. You just never know! Do you think this will be a problem to adopt from Korea? Will they look at this and think I can't raise a child. I have had 2 MC's. My husband and I think that maybe we should adopt because of that and the fact that I have a bleeding disorder. I just don't know what route to go anymore. I really want to adopt from Korea though no matter what happens in our lives! Thanks..

[missy964]

Our health study for Korea was very easy. It said that we were fit and there was no medical reason we could not adopt. You may need a extra note from your PCP, talk to your home study agency. You could also call an agency and let them know you are looking into adopting and they shoudl be able to let you know if it will be a problem before you sign with them.

Good luck!

[PetersMom]

I don't know your age, but keep in mind that Korea has an age limit for adoptive parents. The oldest parent cannot be over 44 1/2 when the child arrives in the US.

If we had known this, we would have started the process much sooner. Our son is full Korean, but he was a domestic adoption. Instead, we have focused our attention on China for our next adoption.

[phenwayfan]

Thank you for the response!

Petersmom- I am 26 and my husband is 27.

I will try calling the agency we would like to use to see what they say.

Any other comments would be great here!

[Hearsay]

Hi there! We, too, are adopting from Korea. My dh has a genetic skin disorder that requires a lot of care. We just finished the homestudy without a problem. We only had to get a referral from our dermatologist as well as the general physical that is normally required.

The only requirements I have seen for Korea is that you are married for at least 3 years and under age 45. It doesn't sound like you have kids already, but they want you to have fewer than 4.

If you keep coming back to this country, then it sounds like in your heart you really want to do it. Good luck!

Jennifer

[phenwayfan]

Thanks Jennifer! I hope you get your referral soon. My husband and I don't have any kids yet. I guess we can actually start the paper work towards adoption around our 2 year anniversary. We just can't get the refferal before our 3 year anniversary date. I can't wait to even start the process one day!

I called an agency here in our state and asked them what they thought. They basically said they don't see it being a problem. I actually was able to chat with the director and she was very helpful and nice. I just would hate to get our hopes up with Korea and then not be able to adopt from there.. I am trying to do as much research as I can now while I have the time! Thanks

[HLLB]

I don't think it will be a problem either. I have MANY health problems and it was not an issue (I have autoimmune stuff too, although it hasn't yet started attacking anything life threatening, currently just thyroid, skin, and embryos). Keep in mind that if it did become an issue, you still might be able to adopt a waiting child via a waiver!