I’ve been listening to the stories from Haiti the last few days whenever I turn on the radio and been trying not to cry. Swallowing the tears back extra hard this morning, as I read the tweets from my friend Steven, who is in Haiti right now reporting on the disaster. As someone who has worked in media, I always question when reporters try to overstate a situation with staged images. I don’t question that with Steven. He is a reporter with integrity, and lives by a very similar ethical code to me. As such you will see no pictures of children or the dead, but what I am reading in his tweets is absolutely heart breaking.
I have long considered adopting, if I was unable to have children, as I love kids and I have a natural gift with them. But I always thought the right man in my life should come first and then we’d look at having children together. Well, really battling with that timeline just now, as I read Steven’s tweets from Haiti. So many children there that have already lived hard life’s and have now lost everything. Would so love to ask Steven to bring home a lost soul to me, so I could try and bring some happiness, security and comfort back into their life’s. Wondering if this is possible? Does anyone know, if the Canadian government is making it possible to adopt an orphan from Haiti? What is the process and how does one get started?
In the meantime, what people in Haiti most need now is survival items, such as water, food, blankets and clothing. Canadians can get such items and help to the Haitians by donating to one of the Haiti Disaster Relief Funds. I was also just contacted by a twitter account spreading the word on Haiti Disaster Relief @HelpHelpHaiti. Finally, if you have no money to donate, but still want to help, my friends at BuildDirect are donating $0.10 to Haiti Disaster Relief for every click on their site. Just click on the link there.
My heart goes out to everyone in Haiti and to all those with family and friends there.
Love and Light,
Emme xoxo
colleen says
My heart goes out to them. Keep us posted on what you decide. Netchicking.
Emme says
Yes, it will. Thanks Colleen!
Rob J says
Hi Emme! Thanks a lot for mentioning BuildDirect and for writing about this very important area of concern. One thing that comes out of these types of tragedies is that the strength of the human spirit is even more easily seen. This is true in Haiti. And it’s true here, too, where our site visitors and local bloggers like yourself have really risen to the occasion to do what they can to help.
Thanks again for the mention, and even more so for using your influence so wisely in framing the plight of the Haitian people in the context of what can be done here, so far away from the suffering.
Emme says
Thanks Rob! I just think it is important that we keep on talking about it now that the initial shock is over, so that we continue to get aid and resources to Haiti. It’s going to be a long haul for Haiti in rebuilding and more help will be needed.
Kimm says
Its sad what happened, I wounder how many people around here are really ready for when the big one hits?
Start connecting all of the adoption agencies around here to get info. But I do know with normal adoptions it can take years before your able to adopt if your lucky..
Emme says
Yeah. I hate to admit it, but I am totally terrified at the thought of a major earthquake here, even though I know that it is a very real reality.
And yes, adopting is a very large decision. Not a bad thing that it takes time.
Thanks Kimm!
Kimm says
opps.. Netchick sent me..