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HelpRe: Non-Traditional Family Congrats Round 2!
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UN: Cassandra Grace Logan
Type of Family: All-adopted/mostly adopted (leaning more towards all ATM)
LN: Roth (though DW occasionally uses maiden name listed below)
DH: Ariel Shai Roth "Ari" (33)
DW: Dr. Julia Sergeyevna Ivanova (29)
--DS: Mikhail Sergey Arievich Roth "Misha" (6) - (Russia)
--DD: Eliora Tikva Cohen "Liora" (4) - (Israel)
Since adopting Misha three years ago, life has gone very well for Ari and Julia. There was a little bit of a culture shock for the young boy in moving from Russia and the orphanage to the Roth's estate in Virginia (near Washington D.C). However, Misha definitely adjusted well to having a father and mother, as well as two sets of grandparents who cared for him. Ari and Julia got permission to take a few extra weeks off of their jobs when they got back to the U.S. to settle Misha in. He enjoyed exploring the area with them, especially the Air and Space Museum in D.C. and Colonial Williamsburg.
Misha loved learning, so he was very excited when he started kindergarten. He was always willing to show the other agents at Ari's work or the doctors and nurses (and even patients!) at the hospital Julia worked at what he was learning. His favorite things to do were science and reading.
When Misha had just barely turned 6, Ari heard from one of his old friends in Israel at the very beginning of the summer. This friend, a single father named Gideon, wondered if Ari would like to bring his family for a visit so their children could meet and the friends could visit again. When the Roths arrived, the real reason behind the visit was revealed: Gideon had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and had very little time left. He needed to ask Ari and Julia a very serious question: Would they take care of his almost-four-year-old daughter Eliora Tikva when he was gone? They did not hesitate to say yes. When they told Misha, the little boy showed the first sign of being protective like his papa: "Liora'll be sad and scared, won't she, Mama? I'll be brave for her and let her know that it's okay."
Ari took a short assignment in the area and Julia made arrangements to do some work at a hospital in Jerusalem near Gideon's home so they could stay with him for his last month and a half. It was good for Eliora that she was able to have one last birthday with her father around. When he finally passed away, the Roths waited another month before returning to allow Eliora to say goodbye and adjust to the situation. Back in the U.S., she had trouble adjusting at the beginning. Julia asked one of her coworkers, a therapist specializing in young children who lost a close family member at a young age, to talk with the lost little girl. So far it seems to be helping but there is still a bit to go. She is very attached to Misha, who is ever the doting protective big brother.
In the picture: Misha (whose hair has darkened considerably, but is still shaggy) showing Eliora (in one of her happier moments) how to work a video game.
Type of Family: All-adopted/mostly adopted (leaning more towards all ATM)
LN: Roth (though DW occasionally uses maiden name listed below)
DH: Ariel Shai Roth "Ari" (33)
DW: Dr. Julia Sergeyevna Ivanova (29)
--DS: Mikhail Sergey Arievich Roth "Misha" (6) - (Russia)
--DD: Eliora Tikva Cohen "Liora" (4) - (Israel)
Since adopting Misha three years ago, life has gone very well for Ari and Julia. There was a little bit of a culture shock for the young boy in moving from Russia and the orphanage to the Roth's estate in Virginia (near Washington D.C). However, Misha definitely adjusted well to having a father and mother, as well as two sets of grandparents who cared for him. Ari and Julia got permission to take a few extra weeks off of their jobs when they got back to the U.S. to settle Misha in. He enjoyed exploring the area with them, especially the Air and Space Museum in D.C. and Colonial Williamsburg.
Misha loved learning, so he was very excited when he started kindergarten. He was always willing to show the other agents at Ari's work or the doctors and nurses (and even patients!) at the hospital Julia worked at what he was learning. His favorite things to do were science and reading.
When Misha had just barely turned 6, Ari heard from one of his old friends in Israel at the very beginning of the summer. This friend, a single father named Gideon, wondered if Ari would like to bring his family for a visit so their children could meet and the friends could visit again. When the Roths arrived, the real reason behind the visit was revealed: Gideon had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and had very little time left. He needed to ask Ari and Julia a very serious question: Would they take care of his almost-four-year-old daughter Eliora Tikva when he was gone? They did not hesitate to say yes. When they told Misha, the little boy showed the first sign of being protective like his papa: "Liora'll be sad and scared, won't she, Mama? I'll be brave for her and let her know that it's okay."
Ari took a short assignment in the area and Julia made arrangements to do some work at a hospital in Jerusalem near Gideon's home so they could stay with him for his last month and a half. It was good for Eliora that she was able to have one last birthday with her father around. When he finally passed away, the Roths waited another month before returning to allow Eliora to say goodbye and adjust to the situation. Back in the U.S., she had trouble adjusting at the beginning. Julia asked one of her coworkers, a therapist specializing in young children who lost a close family member at a young age, to talk with the lost little girl. So far it seems to be helping but there is still a bit to go. She is very attached to Misha, who is ever the doting protective big brother.
In the picture: Misha (whose hair has darkened considerably, but is still shaggy) showing Eliora (in one of her happier moments) how to work a video game.
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