Emma was just 2 1/2 weeks old when she had her first open heart surgery. But during the procedure, there weren't any parents pacing a waiting room floor, wondering about their little girl - the child had been placed for adoption, but then the adoptive mother had changed her mind. Enter a cardiac surgery nurse and his wife.

"For years, [Daniel Monroe] and his wife, Elizabeth, tried to have children. They spent $35,000 on in-vitro fertilization to conceive their son.... But Elizabeth Monroe always wanted a daughter.... Three months later, when Daniel called from work to tell her about the orphan baby, Elizabeth was certain her prayers had been answered."

The Monroes let their wishes be known to the birth mother's lawyer, and two days later they got the green light to proceed with the adoption. Emma will have to have other surgeries as she grows up, but she - and her forever family - will cross those bridges as they come to them. Source: The Ledger

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