[mumoffour]

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Wow what a difference a year makes!

A rollercoaster ride of emotions and thoughts and incidents! We eventually were accepted as prospective parents for a little girl with cerebal palsy. We found her in the adoption UK book and were matched with her in March, She came home with us in April and is flourishing. Eve has been accepted and has bonded with all oour children. They love her to bits and often argue over whose turn it is to cuddle, feed or bath her.

We had some trouble with the SS in the run up to the adoption hearing, then they accepted our requests for inclusion in the adoption support package. They also agreed to fund the equipment she needs, Wheelchair, Standing frame, and sleep system. The wheelchair was agreed very quickly and arrived the week before the adoption but then a week after the adoption we returned from a respite break at the children's hospice to a letter saying it was a mistake and funding had not yet been agreed on the two other items. These are not luxuries, they are essential for Eve's well being, we had refused to go to court until we were satisfied they were going to give ongoing support, until we were satisfide we were not puttin her at a disadvantage by adopting her, the news that the items were ordered, and that support was going to be there to continue to enable the onging contact between Eve and her birth family, and that the SS would advocate for Eve to ensure her ongoing needs were met, assured us we were doing the right thing by making her legally our daughter!
So we are now devastated to discover that they have already shown that the written word means nothing!

We love Eve dearly, have no regrets over taking her home, but she has far greater disabilities than we first thought, has a far greater level of need, loads more health isssues and will have ongoing needs that we need to be sure are going to be met!

I am trying to work out how to put a photo for you to see. The whole family had a picture taken with the judge, it is in photobucket and I will try and put a link.
hugs

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...y/67355a42.jpg

[aspenhall]

Can you sue the Government for mis-representation? or at least threaten? Maybe call the news networks to do a story on you? Sorry this is rough for you! Hugs!