H1N1 and the changes we have made

Last week when the WHO raised the level of advisory to a level 6 we began thinking about how this might effect our plans to go to China. We spoke with a few adoptive families who had been to China during the past few weeks and all told about the numerous checks points that included temperature screening and nose & throat swabs. Apparently any individual with an elevated temperature and is showing flu like symptoms will be quarantined for 7-10 days. And if you have just been on a plane the people sitting in about a 6 seat radius from an ill individual will also be quarantined. There is one adoptive family who is currently living out this nightmare. You can go here to read their story.

After much prayer and discussion we decided it would be in the best interest of our family if I stayed home with our girls and Drew went to China to bring Miah home. Drew's parents graciously agreed to go with him. They will be leaving Vancouver on July 10th and returning on July 24th. The girls and I will drive down to Vancouver and meet them at the airport. The photo above is the plane that Drew and his parents will travel on to China. They will fly through Shanghai on their way to Nanjing and end their time with a 10 day stay in Beijing. We are very disappointed that our plans have changed in this manner, but believe that it is in everyone's best interest. We have promised our girls that we will all go to China in a couple of years as a family and do a tour once all this craziness is over.