“Thank you so much for all you have done for me, and your continued support. It has been very satisfying for me to have some answers. Your service is just what I was looking for—honest, empathetic.”
– Karen Adler, Corona, CA
“Thank you so much for all you have done for me, and your continued support. It has been very satisfying for me to have some answers. Your service is just what I was looking for—honest, empathetic.”
– Karen Adler, Corona, CA
From the daughter of an adoptee whose late birth mother was identified and living siblings found:
“Juli, what you have done will be remembered in my heart always! This has been a wonderful journey and I feel so blessed that you were a part of it…Thank you.”
– Elaine Miller, Tucson, AZ
From an adoptee whose birth mother was found:
“Thank you for your wonderful help, I really appreciate the effort you must have made. I was somewhat shocked at how fast and final the missing information came after several months of searching…I will recommend you highly. Thank you for your help and support through all of this.”
– Jay Edwards, Kansas City, MO
My Volunteer Work: A quick overview
I lobbied to help pass new legislation in Illinois releasing OBCs to adoptees and related legislation.
My local hospital contacts me to search for family members of those who are terminally ill.
I am a Search Angel on Face Book’s Search Squad and other sites.
I assist a local police detective who is working to locate surviving family of every police officer who died in the line of duty in our region of Illinois and include them in a ceremony in the state capital. These are typically people who died before 1920.
I located surviving family members of a group of Navy men who are missing from an incident in the early 1950’s. The family members banded together to push for more information from the Navy about the fate of these men and these efforts were successful. I continue to provide volunteer services related to military veterans.
Have you ever asked yourself:
I Believe everyone has the right to information about their family members and who they are. This includes medical history, ethnic background, etc.
Secrecy implies shame. An adoption in the family is nothing to be ashamed of. I believe in openness in adoption.
Adoptees have the right to have answers to their questions, know the first chapter of their story and understand why they were placed for adoption.
Birth mothers and fathers have the right to know what became of the child they gave up. They have questions they would like answered too.