Campaign trails are well travelled throughout the month of November. The candidates make promises and words flourish about countless issues. Along the campaign trail, the discussions rarely turn to issues related to adoption. While medical insurance is currently a hot topic, adoption issues that include medical advocacy and family health history are not frquently discussed much less included in campaign speeches.
The phrase for Adoption Awareness Month this year is "You don't have to be perfect." This is a fitting phrase for me this fall. While hobbling through the hallways of adoption reunion searches this autumn, I have felt anything but in perfect form. Fortunately I am only temporarily disabled and do not have something that would fill the pages of medical journals.
The word adoption appears on the pages of November calendars across the country during only one month of every year. Aside from that, adoption more than likely does not cross the minds of the majority of Americans for the rest of the year. There is only one month to educate and increase awareness about adoption. Non-identifying info, advocacy and legislation are adoption jargon which most people do not completely absorb during a month.
The month of November is short and the days of autumn fly by quickly. Everyone with an interest in adoption has a personal debt to educate about the many angels that are associated with it. After November, a time of Show And Tell should continue. All adoption stories hold the promise of a blessing for those who receive them. It is the magic of awareness.
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