ENORMOUS CHANGES AT THE LAST MINUTE
Timing is everything. But as Cradle parents Michele Thoele and Puamuh Ghogomu learned, in adoption it is something that can’t be controlled and is far from perfect. The couple did have the fortune of good timing by ending up in the same dorm as undergrads at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Michele grew up in […]
OUR OWN NURSE JENNY
Last September, longtime Nevada resident Jenny Seljan Cordisco paid a visit to Evanston with her youngest son, Eddie, to show him the place where she trained as an infant nurse in the early 1950s and went on to train new classes of Cradle nurses. A photo of Jenny in her crisp white uniform, holding a […]
WHEN THE STARS ALIGN: ADOPTING PARKER
Amanda and Martin Herholdt’s journey to bring their son Parker home was a long and complicated one, spanning nearly seven years – and four continents! While the outcome wasn’t what they had anticipated, they know it was meant to be. Martin, a native of Denmark, came to the United States in 1999 to work for […]
A LIFETIME OF CONNECTEDNESS
“I’ve come to realize that in life we sometimes experience special moments and encounter special people who greatly impact who we are.” This is how Cradle mom, Cynthia Frierson, described her chance encounter with an advertising executive a few years back which led to her change in careers into the field of voiceover talent. She […]
RAISING A CONFIDENT SON
Everyone comes to The Cradle on their own unique path. Some have taken a sharp turn when they discovered biological children were not an option. Others have known for years where the trail would lead. Due to her heart condition, Ariel Steffens always knew that one day she would adopt a child. In early 2012 […]
NO TIME LIKE NOW: NATASHA’S ADOPTION STORY
Avery Lynn Brown at five months old Published December 2015 By Shelbie Bostedt, Intern For Natasha Brown, adoption just made sense. As she entered her 40s, Natasha thought more and more about beginning a family, but being unmarried with limited fertility options, she began researching adoption agencies, and The Cradle immediately stood out. “A lot of […]
