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Adoption and medical histories

August 12, 2018 · by Daniel Drennan ElAwar | in General Adoption | tagged adoption, Genocide, medical history | 4 Comments

I went for a checkup for the first time in a very long time, now that I have this thing called “health insurance” because I’m living and working in Canada. Honestly I was extremely worried; I hadn’t had a proper checkup in ages. There came the moment we all know and dread when my doctor […]

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