World Adoption Day: Okanagan woman recalls being called mom by adopted child
When the Meyers’ extended stay in Ukraine was coming to an end, Irina said the grandma asked if they’d consider adopting Angelina.Meyer said the adoption process was somewhat complicated, but after jumping through hoops, they were able to bring Angelina to Kelowna just shy of her fifth birthday.“She has some questions, for sure, and we talk over everything.,” Meyer said of Angelina’s adoption story. “She knows everything.
Meyer said she’s already made many memories with her new daughter, but one that stands out is the first time Angelina called her ‘mom’ just two weeks after arriving in Canada.“It was, for sure, very emotional,” Meyer said. “It was tears, for sure”.Read more:Meyer said she hopes that life in Canada will also mean more opportunities for Angelina.
“I think it’s a miracle how I took her right before it started and now she has an amazing life,” Meyer said. “A lot of kids died over there … her grandparents sit in a bomb shelter.”“It’s just more love, more good emotion,” Meyer said.“I love my family, I love it so much, I love everything about it,” she said.World Adoption Day is observed all over the world every Nov. 9.
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