Michael House: A Candid Conversation About the Realities of Adoption

The Unspoken Challenges: A Candid Conversation About the Realities of Adoption.  My guest this week is Mr. Michael House, A Firefighter/Paramedic with the city of Southaven, MS “Adoption is not a last resort, it’s a first choice for a forever love.” ~ Unknown   As most of you know, the decision to start a family can be both an exciting and scary time all wrapped up together.  Knowing that you will have a person on this planet that will be solely reliant on you for everything is perhaps the most important decision you will ever make. My guest this week describes how he and his wife set out with a goal having three kids, but after their second child things took a turn.  Having had two children without any issues the couple had no reason to fear trying for a third.  However, it was on her third pregnancy that she suddenly faced some complications. Statistics show that nearly half of all pregnancies end with a miscarriage.  This is a national average with those statistics being much higher in some countries.  Suddenly the House family found themselves falling victim to becoming a statistic. Michael shares how over the next few years they ended up having 4 total miscarriages and the fear of trying again had overtaken their will to try again.  This reality didn’t change the fact that they still wanted to have a third child so they took the next steps to inquire about the process of adoption.  We take a deep look at all of the hurdles they faced and the overwhelming cost that is associated with adoption. It became apparent that adoption is not for the faint of heart, but as Michael shares, he has no regrets at all, so much so that he and his wife have decided to move forward with adopting their daughters half-brother.  If you or someone you know are looking at adoption you will definitely want to check this episode out and if you are interested in helping the House’s reach their funding goal to adopt their daughters little brother you can donate at their GoFundMe @ “Bring Baby House Home” Please continue to listen and support this podcast and be sure to check out my social media content on my website MotivateWithCoachCamp.com  Also, if you are interested in becoming an official sponsor of this podcast please click the link below to learn more.  This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC ShelbyRowProductions.com   👉 SPONSOR THIS PODCAST -  https://bit.ly/443wPRj 🔗 WEBSITE - http://www.motivatewithcoachcamp.com 📺 WATCH - YouTube and Facebook 🎧 LISTEN - Apple and Spotify   This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com