How Adoption Changed My Life with Adele Koolen

About this episode

Adele Koolen shares her transformative journey of adoption and the joy of finding her son Desmond after years of struggle with infertility.

"Trust God's plan, be patient in life when things don't work out right now, because there's a reason for that..." In this captivating episode Adele Koolen shares the heartbreaking story behind the joy of finally finding the boy that went viral, her adopted son, Desmond "Desi" Koolen. Adoption changed her life for the better, after 7 years of failed attempts to get pregnant, Adele Koolen says that she is happy it worked out this way. "Our journey was meant to be this way, else we would never have found Desi... God's plan is always the best plan, even if it takes longer than we would like," says Adele. Brought to you by Epi-Max Baby & Junior - Our Family, for Your Family. Sponsored by Curaprox and supported by Jacaranda FM.

People in this episode

Host: Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp

Guest: Adele Koolen

Topics covered

• adoption
• parenting
• family
• personal journey
• faith
• overcoming challenges

Keywords

• adoption
• infertility
• parenting
• faith
• personal story
• family

Sponsors

Epi-Max Baby & Junior, Curaprox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jacaranda FM

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