As of October 2007, the CCAA has approximately 30,000 dossiers waiting to be matched.
The CCAA received fewer than 300 dossiers from all over the world in December 2007, the fewest in the past ten years. The CCAA also closed over 100 files upon request of waiting families. (This means that families -waiting like us -have pulled out of China)
The CCAA received fewer than 300 dossiers from all over the world in December 2007, the fewest in the past ten years. The CCAA also closed over 100 files upon request of waiting families. (This means that families -waiting like us -have pulled out of China)
Our agency also said that they expect more people to pull out of China, and that there will be fewer and fewer dossier SENT to China. The whole bloody situation is so awful. I really feel for families who want to start the adoption process but haven't yet, those who HAVE started and are waiting, and those who would LIKE to do a second adoption, but are unsure of what is happening in the current adoption world. China's wait time is at 3 years, folks. Russia, pretty much closed, Guatemala (#2 for international adoptions) is officially closed with 3,000 kids in limbo (matched but families can't travel and don't know if they will anytime soon)... There are also Vietnam programs closing, or simply no longer taking new applications... WTF??!!!
Ok, well, I do hope to have some good news SOON, so don't TOTALLY give up on me. But it does kinda get old saying the same damn thing over and over.
nope, no news.
No, haven't heard anything.
Yes, he's getting older. No I can't JUST GO AND PICK HIM UP.
No, we haven't heard anything yet.
Yes, I'm tired of waiting.
Ok, well, I do hope to have some good news SOON, so don't TOTALLY give up on me. But it does kinda get old saying the same damn thing over and over.
nope, no news.
No, haven't heard anything.
Yes, he's getting older. No I can't JUST GO AND PICK HIM UP.
No, we haven't heard anything yet.
Yes, I'm tired of waiting.
4 comments:
i know. it will take 3.5 years for them to get through the backlog at the current pace. rq has posted some interesting numbers, showing decreasing adoptions over past 3 years...so it could take even longer. at least we're closer toward the front of the line at this point, though even still i'm beginning to think we won't meet noelle until 2010. i have to turn my attention to other things, too. it is a loss any way you look at it.
one day...
If I was with a China-only agency right now, I would be asking them: what is your business plan to stay solvent long enough for me to bring home my child??
I'd also be investigating switching to the SN program, or a concurrent adoption, embryo adoption, surrogacy, you name it. Becoming a mother in a timely manner is far more important (to me) than the process used to arrive there.
My heart goes out to all y'all caught in this terrible bind. For both my daughters from China, I was lucky enough to wait only 8 months from LID to Referral... and every month was agonizing, as things changed constantly, even then. I cannot IMAGINE what you are going thru. Blessings!!
(which you've clearly done - congrats on your VN referral - hope you travel SOON!!)
I couldn't imagine how you feel. I thought my wait of 8 months was unbearable. Packng up your things sounds very reasonable to me. It would be very hard to look at them everyday and have a constant reminder it could be another year.
I really hope that something happens to speed up the process.
Hope your Veitnam moves along also.
Susan
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