Local Woman Adopting A Haitian Child Left In The Dark
INDIO – “Not knowing whether your child is alive or not and not being able to confirm any information is probably the worst thing in the world,” says Shadow Hills High School teacher Lauren Garrott.
Sheprays and waits for word on the status of her soon-to-be daughter, Allencia Paul, after a 7.0magnitude earthquake hit Haiti Tuesday morning.
“To understand the city of Port au Prince it’s basically house after house crammed together…if you’ve traveled there and you know about this earthquake, you really get an understanding that houses could be demolished. A house could be in shambles and the house next door could be standing,” Garrott says.
Allencia is supposed to come to her new mom this spring.
A year-and-a-half long adoption process that is costing around $20,000. It’s something Garrott has dreamed of for years after learning she can’t have her own biological children. Now she has been unable to get ah old of anyone in Port-au-prince where the orphanage and Allencia are located.
“The things that went through my mind seeing those…initially those reports, from absolute horror to maybe that house is standing,” Garrott says.
The disaster is affecting millions of people, which is why Garrott says there is an even greater need for your help.
“The big thing I want to make people understand is that in two weeks when this dies down and the initial horror and shock dies down, they’re still going to need help. In two months, they’re still going to need help,” Garrott says.
