JM>Hi Terry, I know someone else who is a Deaconess baby that lives in Texas, 
i
JM>you would like her phone number, I'll clear it thru her and send it to 
ou.
 
 I'm not sure what a Deaconess baby is?
 
JM>Are you just starting your search? Have you contacted Deaconess yet? I 
ate
 
 I have not done much in the way of searching, but I want to.
 
JM>conducting searches. The more educated you are about the system, and the 
mor
JM>you understand it, the better off you are. "Know thine enemy!" I 
specially
JM>liked the book by Jayne Askins, "Search". There are two of them, try to 
et
JM>the second edition if you can, it's a bit more updated. Well, I'll be 
lookin
JM>for your posts, and I'll do my best to answer any of your questions. You 
han
JM>in there...Jan McHughes
 
 I haven't read any books on searching, but I guess I have been afraid
 to find out, maybe for fear of rejection, or disappointment.  I know
 her name, and where she is from, also have seen the adoption papers
 years ago, but back in the 40's, there were a lot of shady dealings in
 adoptions in NY state, so I may have bogus info.
 
 Thanks for giving me some hope.  Now that I am older, I really want to
 have an identity, a nationality, and a health history.  It's
 frustrating not to be able to be proud of my roots.  I have none.
 
 Terry
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