Chris and his husband adopted their young son when he was 17 months old. On the first night at home, he had serious breathing difficulties and was taken to hospital in an ambulance. Chris talks about the doctors trying to figure out what was wrong while Chris tried to comfort his new child, who had only been with him for a few hours
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87 - From our first enquiry to parenthood in nine months.
Yannick and his partner had a fast and smooth journey adopting their five-year-old child, who's been with them for a month. He talks about activity days and why it's important to be assertive in the process.
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86 - We've adopted a second pair of siblings this week!
Adam and Brian adopted a pair of siblings seven years ago and another pair this week. Their children are now 13, 10, 6 and 3. Just days into their life as a family of six, they talk about their hopes and fears and how they're drawing on their experience as parents to support their new children.
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85 - Early permanence and neurodivergence
Eddie and his husband had a child place through early permanence who was returned to their birth family. They went on to adopt two neurodivergent children and Eddie came to realise he also has ADHD.
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84 - Grandparents speak: "They're all really loved".
Fiona and Margaret's sons are married to each other and have adopted three children. They talk about their delight at becoming grandparents by adoption, about supporting children with additional needs and about how much they love their grandchildren.
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