tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post9101990380150248934..comments2024-02-12T08:13:45.983-05:00Comments on Green Grandma: Grieving those we never knewGreen Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988134199408897833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post-28256588065375367722011-04-16T21:48:30.985-04:002011-04-16T21:48:30.985-04:00Oh Carol, I am so sorry. This is heartbreaking. Ye...Oh Carol, I am so sorry. This is heartbreaking. Yes, we can experience losses in many ways. I gave a baby up for adoption in 1980, and grieved the loss of her from that point on, until October 11, 2003, when I answered the phone and a young woman on the other end of the line said, "I think I'm your daughter." The joy of that day is unsurpassed. It was an amazing experience to hear her voice and to finally be able to hold her in my arms again. I pray that you will reunite with your granddaughter as well.Green Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988134199408897833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post-78031750080331283152011-04-16T19:22:55.965-04:002011-04-16T19:22:55.965-04:00Hana, last month we "lost" our 10-year-o...Hana, last month we "lost" our 10-year-old granddaughter. Our daughter Joy adopted a sibling pair that had been her foster kids. Ashlee didn't adjust to the adoption well. She came and lived with us for 7 months. She insisted she was "well" and wanted to go home permanently at Christmas. Six weeks later the state she lived in came and removed her permanently from our daughter's home because she was considered a danger to her sibling, to our daughter, and to herself. We will have no contact unless she chooses to find us when she is 18. Reminders of her are everywhere in our home, our thoughts, our conversations. We grieve. I feel the ache of your heart.Carol Coolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466448559283919656noreply@blogger.com