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[quote=Anonymous]We're interested in adopting an older child--age range 6 to 9 or so.  
I've looked into adoption several times over the past decade but have never officially started the process.  
At this point we're most interested in an older child.  We're financially stable, early 40's, and have 2 kids of our own. 
We're both in the medical profession so we're okay with some medical needs but we don't have the desire
to raise a chronically medically fragile child (no ventilators, feeding tubes, etc).  I've poured over the children 
available to adopt through the foster care system multiple times and it seems like most if not all have some sort of major medical needs
(i.e. they'll need life-long 1:1 care, will never walk, etc).  
I'd like to think we'll be okay with working through the attachment issues, etc that will come with adopting an older child. 
Or should I say, we'd be as good as anyone at it.  We have a stable marriage, we're decent parents, etc.  My husband is about the most 
patient and kind person I know.

If you were looking to adopt an older child, where would you start?  What countries are open at this point in time?  Please
be kind and don't crucify me in your responses.

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