Bad News

Looks like the CCAA is going to hold off on sending out any more referrals or Travel Approvals for the time being, due to the Swine Flu. Luckily this should not affect our wait in any way; when the SARS epidemic hit a few years ago, the CCAA also halted all referrals, but they continued matching babies with families so that as soon as the travel ban was lifted they sent out huge batches of referrals to make up for the time lost. Since we still have years to wait, this will all even out long before they get to us on the waiting list.

I am a little sad because I was really excited about starting to move marbles and getting the "Countdown to Caitlin" rolling, but I really just feel terrible for the people who are next in line: those who were expecting their referrals to be arriving any day now, and those who just got their referrals last month and were waiting for their Travel Approval from China so they could go get their children and bring them home. Imagine waiting over 3 years, then finally having a picture of your child in your hand, but you can't get to her/him. I just can't fathom how devastating this news must be for them. After waiting so long, it's finally their turn, but now this. To just be held in limbo like this, with no idea of what's to come, or when, is just so heartbreaking.