I want to introduce us while we are waiting to be contacted through MAW.
After several years of marriage and no children, my husband and I decided to adopt a girl from China. Adrianna came home to us as at 9 months old. We adopted Caleb from Cambodia, he was 15 months. In 2004 we learned of a toddler in China who had a Cleft lip and needed a forever family. So after careful consideration (we had not considered having more than 2 children), we decided there was room in our hearts and family for another beautiful girl. DeAnna came home to us as a 3 year old. We were then a forever family of 5.
However, shockingly in 2007 we were give a surprise when we had a biological son. So there you have it we are now the Garrity 6!!!
DeAnna's wish - In September of 2010, DeAnna's teacher said she was having a hard time keeping up in class and she began having seizures and headaches. I immediately took her to the pediatrician. A CT scan found a tumor located directly in the center of her brain, separating her two halves of her brain. After an MRI and a trip to a neurosurgeon, they decided it was most likely benign but she also had 4 tumors on the outside of her skull. The intracranial tumor was the greatest concern so focus was placed on it. There was significant blood involvement with multiple vessels and therefore it was determined that it was too risky to operate or radiate. That lead us to a surgery to try to block the blood vessels in the tumor. This would be a long and tedious processes. In November of 2010, she had the first surgery. Two weeks post surgery the seizures stopped!! We had a great Christmas and beginning of the new year until DeAnna began to have visual disturbances. We progressed to surgery 2 to try and block a few more vessels. In the mean time, MAW called us in March to tell us that DeAnna's doctor had recommended her to MAW. Next week we are having an MRI to check on the tumor, hoping that it has shrunk some.
If you did not know that she had a tumor you would never guess.
When I told DeAnna that she was going to get a wish she asked if she could meet Lilo and Stich on a Disney Cruise and a few days in Disney.
At this point we are waiting on contact from our wish granters so that DeAnna can make her wish and we all are getting more excited each day!!
After several years of marriage and no children, my husband and I decided to adopt a girl from China. Adrianna came home to us as at 9 months old. We adopted Caleb from Cambodia, he was 15 months. In 2004 we learned of a toddler in China who had a Cleft lip and needed a forever family. So after careful consideration (we had not considered having more than 2 children), we decided there was room in our hearts and family for another beautiful girl. DeAnna came home to us as a 3 year old. We were then a forever family of 5.
However, shockingly in 2007 we were give a surprise when we had a biological son. So there you have it we are now the Garrity 6!!!
DeAnna's wish - In September of 2010, DeAnna's teacher said she was having a hard time keeping up in class and she began having seizures and headaches. I immediately took her to the pediatrician. A CT scan found a tumor located directly in the center of her brain, separating her two halves of her brain. After an MRI and a trip to a neurosurgeon, they decided it was most likely benign but she also had 4 tumors on the outside of her skull. The intracranial tumor was the greatest concern so focus was placed on it. There was significant blood involvement with multiple vessels and therefore it was determined that it was too risky to operate or radiate. That lead us to a surgery to try to block the blood vessels in the tumor. This would be a long and tedious processes. In November of 2010, she had the first surgery. Two weeks post surgery the seizures stopped!! We had a great Christmas and beginning of the new year until DeAnna began to have visual disturbances. We progressed to surgery 2 to try and block a few more vessels. In the mean time, MAW called us in March to tell us that DeAnna's doctor had recommended her to MAW. Next week we are having an MRI to check on the tumor, hoping that it has shrunk some.
If you did not know that she had a tumor you would never guess.
When I told DeAnna that she was going to get a wish she asked if she could meet Lilo and Stich on a Disney Cruise and a few days in Disney.
At this point we are waiting on contact from our wish granters so that DeAnna can make her wish and we all are getting more excited each day!!
Gorgeous kiddos you've got there!!! Great strat to your PTR- hope she gets all she wishes for and more- she deserves it! 
I would just call if you dont hear by Monday and just say that you are following up. I hope that you hear soon!!!
