Very Sad News

A family who was in our travel group when we went to China to adopt Lin, lost their beautiful daughter yesterday.

We only were together for a few days in Guangzhou and I regret that we did not get to know them better. Their daughter, Vivian, was born with the same heart condition as Lin. Vivian was only two years old when they adopted her, and had not had the corrective surgery yet. They knew that she would need surgery as quickly as possible once they were home. I remember pointing to our Lin and telling them, "Look, this is your future! Vivian will grow up to be a perfectly normal, healthy girl, just like our new daughter!"

Vivian had a long struggle the past several months with many complications, and passed away suddenly yesterday. Here is a link to their blog if anyone would like to send condolences.