Melissa
Pandolf, author and mother of four adopted children takes readers
through her personal journey of the complex adoption process. The
Journey for Mama's babies is a story inspired by the process and
unconditional love.
Patchogue,
NY, USA (April 8, 2014) -- The Journey for Mama's Babies,
enlightening, easy to read, and arrestingly honest, will captivate
anyone who has ever navigated the intricacies of the adoption process
or who cares about someone who has. Both inspiring and open-eyed,
this tender, telling story of a family built across oceans,
languages, and every imaginable obstacle will take hold of your
heart, and make you hold your loved ones closer still.
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When
Melissa Pandolf and her husband, Doug, began the adoption process,
the hopeful mother-to-be had her sights set on quickly welcoming two
beaming babies to make the Pandolf house a family home. However,
after three years, four trips to Russia, one trip to Washington, DC,
and two plane crashes that threatened to bring their dream down
around them, she came to realize that a bigger destiny awaited them
on the other side of the world. As the adoptive parents of four
Russian siblings, the young Long Island couple learned the true
meaning of family, and what it means to go the extra mile to give
your children what they need.
Beginning
with the first meeting with an adoption agency, The Journey for
Mama's Babies chronicles the Pandolfs' three-year odyssey to bring
their babies home. From her naïve initial assumptions about the
process to her ultimate hard-won savvy and resolve, Pandolf shares
every key aspect of the experience, including the unexpected
depression that can be companion to this emotionally wrenching
process. With clear-eyed candor, the author recounts the ups and
downs, the unexpected twists, and the backward loops that frequently
punctuated their mission.
"Finding
the time to write about this amazing journey is an accomplishment in
and of itself, but being able to produce a book that my children can
read and re-read, and digest their journey at their own pace, of how
they became "Mama's Babies", is by far the most proudest
accomplishment of my life. I love my children fiercely and this book
is just one way that I demonstrate my love for them," says the
author.
Being
able to share the great lengths adoptive parents will go to in order
to build their family through adoption, and also give non-adoptive
families another angle to view adoption from, has been a blessing in
disguise. I find that my readers are thankful for opening their eyes
to a world that is full of assumptions."
"Melissa
has captured the complexity and the passion of the adoption process
in this story. Her honest and ability to share even the most
difficult aspects of the adoption process will help other families
get through!" says Charlotte Torti MSW, LMSW, Senior Social
Worker, Wide Horizons For Children.
The
Journey for Mama's Babies, by Melissa R. Pandolf, 194 pages in
paperback, ISBN-10: 0615865429, ISBN-13: 978-0615865423, is published
by Harpan Publishing (November 26, 2013). It is available through
major on-line booksellers and select book stores.
About
the Author:
Melissa
R. Pandolf is the adoptive mom to four biological Russian siblings,
two of whom have special needs. She recently celebrated her twentieth
year serving in the United States military, and is currently serving
in the Air National Guard. She has an AAS degree in financial
management, as well as an associate degree in allied health services,
from the Community College of the Air Force. She was born and raised
in Huntington, New York and graduated from Walt Whitman High School
in 1992. Melissa is a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 1469 in Huntington, New York. She lives in Patchogue, Long
Island, with her husband, four children, and the family dog. Her
life, as crazy and hectic as it is, is perfect, and she wouldn't have
it any other way.
Media
Contact:
Melissa
Pandolf
(516)
641-0768
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