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Another Success Story: Melanie
 Susan Tompkins (executive director of Journeys of the Heart) has been a great friend
to me over the last six years - when
I was pregnant, after I planned an adoption for my child, when my mom
passed away, the list goes on and on. Susan was there. In August of last
year after careful consideration, I approached Susan with a desire to see
my five-year old birth son, Patrick. She said something like, wouldn't
that be wonderful? She wrote a letter to his adoptive parents, and we
waited. Around Christmas time she heard from them. I couldn't believe it.
What a wonderful Christmas present! They said it would be a great thing
for him and for me. They considered him in the choice they made, and that
meant a lot to me.
We met at Chuck E Cheese and Patrick showed up with a bouquet of flowers
and a hug. Can you imagine! I melted. We had a Barbie and Ken water race
where he won two out of three games, we bowled and played games. Not to
mention we ate lots of pizza and I had a great talk with his adoptive
parents. It was a dream come true.
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