Are you terminally ill or doing a search for somone who is?
T.I.E.S. stands for Terminal Illness Emergency Search. This organization was conceived and is now supported by Bastard Nation, an adoptee-centered open records advocacy group. T.I.E.S is made up of dedicated adoptees, searchers, and organizations that offer their services for free to adoptees with life-threatening diseases.
"Until records are open, T.I.E.S. is committed to helping those in dire need who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford searches or who are running out of time."
- Deb Schwarz, T.I.E.S. Program Director
My decision was based on the need to know my roots. This decision was made after the passing of my adoptive parents. There seems to be a mix, in terms of why begin a search after so many years. I recall as a child playing Allstar baseball, needing a birth certificate, but not having one in my adoptive name. I was able to get one in my birth name, but this still "stood" me out as being "adopted." I must say, fortunately, that I was never ridiculed as a result of this, but there was an unknown identity to me. This "unknown" surfaced many times over the years, particularly with questions around health. I was never able to give a history of health regarding my family. This is crucial information to people, but for me, it was always a void. That large section on forms for medical history was always blank.....a "blank" portion in my heart and consciousness.
Being a part of the Adoption Triad, it struck me as being very important to understand where I fit in the Life Cycle of the Triad. I decided to start my Adoptee's Journey and registered in January of 1992. I was 46 when I made my first inquiry, by sending a request to the Department of Community Services in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. To my absolute amazement, I discovered at the end of March 1992 that I had a sister. WOWWWWW!!!!!.....I had gone through my life as an only child, and here I had a sis!!!! I was asked to send a letter to her with non-identifying info. She was directed to do the same. After these letters, we had our first phone call. We have since had our first Christmas together, and continue to keep contact. I love her dearly!!!! **S** We did discover who our birth mother was, and that she had passed away in 1950 of TB. We are continuing our search for suspected sibling and for our birth father.
I have not been successful in getting any further information and have decided to utilize the far reaching capabilities of ICQ. My ICQ # is 8966036. Any information would certainly be appreciated. My b/sister and I, have some differences in our non-identifying information. As a result, we suspect that our mother may have had another child. As I had indicated earlier, I/we have no information on our birth father. In fact, we don't know if we have the same father. There is no mistaking that we have the same b/mother as we have the same features. I realize as time moves on that how important it is to get this information as soon as possible. I would like to be able to complete my side of the family tree for my children's sake.....and for mine also..Hopefully with much needed help, closure can be brought to this Journey. Please visit my Adoptee's Journey page to get a sense of what it is like being an adult adoptive male. Thanks for taking the time to visit my site. May all be well with you and your family..
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