My friend Jason and his wife are in their early forties. Four years ago they had three school-aged children when they adopted a 12 year old from the New Jersey foster care system. Understanding that their lives would be forever changed by the decision, they moved forward because they knew it was the right thing to do—they had an opportunity to change someone’s life and they couldn’t pass it up.
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