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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 26 2019 Statements Laurie Throness
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
41st Parliament
NOVEMBER 26 2019 Statements Laurie Throness
A
Remember
for
Chilliwack
Kent
this
month
is
Adoption
Awareness
Month,
so
to
help
create
awareness,
I
visited
with
my
constituents
Alan
and
Diane.
Carson
Alan
is
rector
st.
John's
Anglican
Church
in
Chilliwack,
and
he
and
Diane
are
outstanding
examples
of
adoptive
parents.
They
have
10
children
and
8
of
them
are
adopted,
ranging
in
age
from
15
to
40.
A
Their
amazing
journey
began
even
before
they
were
married
when
they
decided
only
to
adopt,
but
when
they
faced
roadblocks
in
their
quest,
they
had
two
biological
children
and
acted
as
foster
parents
for
five
years
when
the
opportunity
finally
came
in
1984
to
adopt
they
jumped
at
it.
Their
first
child
came
from
South
Korea
and
their
second
is
of
african-american
descent.
They
ended
up
with
five
ethnicities
in
their
family,
Chinese
Korean,
african-american,
European
and
maytee.
Yet
they
see
no
difference
between
their
natural
and
adopted
children.
There
have
been
challenges
like
long
waits
and
cultural
barriers.
A
They
felt
like
they
had
to
fight
the
system
to
adopt.
There
have
been
mental
health
issues
and
the
Carson's
have
been
pained
by
racism
shown
against
their
children,
but
today
they
are
all
successful
in
their
own
ways
and
they
remain
close
as
a
family.
A
tribute
to
the
love
of
their
parents.
Diane
says
the
special
joy
for
me
has
been
seeing
the
individual
gifts
blossoming
within
my
children.
There
are
so
many
abilities
within
our
family
members,
which
we
never
would
have
seen
in
children
who
are
genetically
similar
to
us
when
asked.
A
If
he
would
recommend
adoption
Alan
says
absolutely
but
be
aware,
you
have
no
idea
what
you're
getting
into
any
more
than
a
couple
giving
birth
has
any
idea
of
what
is
ahead
to
adopt
is
to
willingly
and
consciously
lay
down
your
life.
For
another
end
quote:
it
is
such
a
privilege
to
have
people
like
the
Carson's
in
my
writing.
I
hope.
Other
british
columbian
parents
will
be
encouraged
by
their
example
to
offer
the
best
gift
a
parent
can
offer
to
a
child.
The
gift
of
adoption,
a
forever
family.