I recieved an email today, from CHOC, telling me that the mental health issues are a real concern. We have to have additional medical forms filled out, revise our homestudy to omit any details and descriptions, and hope for the best... I don't like it. I feel like it's another diagnosis telling me I'm not having kids.
The medical form asks the doctors if we suffer from a list of diseases. If we have any 'yes' answers I was told Russia will not accept us. They take the mental and physical health of the prospective parents very seriously. I feel like yelling back, "I take MY health seriously too!" The category that could break us is listed as Mental Disease. Yes or No. That's it. I guess I have to see if my doctor considers what I have a disease or not. Myself? I do not. It's a condition which is very manageable, much like acne or male patterned baldness. I had a good bout of depression nine years ago, but I never had a "Major Depressive Episode" as described in many Government of Canada health reports (and wikipedia) - I just googled and read so much because this is so upsetting to me and I wanted to see if minor depression is repeatedly cited as a disease. I will have to discuss this with my doctor and hope for the best outcome... because the current outcome isn't looking so hot.
And even if he does fill it out in my favour, Russia might still say 'no.' I have emailed CHOC and asked about their experiences with couples like Mike and I being denied. I'm scared as hell to read that answer. I have to stay proactive though - if I don't I might actually accquire a mental disease because blind hope might drive me mad.
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