


Adopting before it was legal

Adopting a baby with cancer
Andrew and John adopted a baby with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma. Andrew talks about how they've all coped with the medical uncertainty and how they went on to adopt again.

Fostering older children is the best thing I’ve done!
John is a single foster carer in Scotland with a ten-year-old child permanently placed with him, a 16-year-old child temporarily placed and a crazy puppy. As someone who admits who knew next to nothing about children when he picked up a leaflet about fostering, he loves being a foster carer.
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Adopting an older autistic child has been a joy

How has adoption changed in the last 14 years?
Andrew, one of England's first adopters in a same-gender relationship, talks to David, who's going through the application process now.
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Adopting from Abroad

Adopting a child with a serious medical condition.

When introductions go wrong…
Myfanwy and Jay talk about the foster carer trying to sabotage introductions.
Text KIDS to 70490 to give a one-off donation of £10 to help children in care find their forever families with LGBT+ families. Listeners outside the UK can make a donation through our website https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/Donation-Landing Thank you so much.
