Rachael's Adoption Dream

My name is Rachael Hughes.  I've known that I was unable to have children since I was 17.  That was 17 years ago.  I battled with the depression this caused, wrote a memoir, forged ahead and married into a beautiful family.  My two stepsons even want a sister (serendipity).  Because of my strong relationship with my mom, I have always dreamed of adopting a little girl.  My ONLY requirements are that she is not allergic to cats and that she is healthy.  They are my furry children.  I chose adoption for many reasons:  my own genetics are predisposed to miscarriage, retardation, malformations, birth defects, etc.  I also want to give a girl already in this world a loving stronghold.  I currently nanny a little girl, and the desire to rear my own little girl grows each day.  If we get to choose a name, I will call her Grace Gretchen Hughes.  Grace because of a nickname from both my mom and my mother-in-law.  That, and she will "grace" our lives with love and sunshine.
I wrote a memoir about my struggle in the medical community as a part of my MFA in Creative Writing...with the bills of adulthood and student loans, as well as building a house for our family, this is the only feasible way I can make my dream come true.  Even with the memoir's upcoming publication (called Us Girls--more info and updates here:  https://www.facebook.com/rachaeljhugheswritesforyou/) I know that it will not allow me to afford a little girl.  I cannot entertain the foster system, because their end goal is to return the child to the family and this would destroy  me.  $50,000 is an estimate, as I am new to this.  Any donation is greatly appreciated!!! I am slowly adding my own funding to a savings account as well.   Any funding given will be used for my little girl.  Thank you for helping me make this lifelong dream a reality.

UPDATE:  My memoir will be published this year!  Any funds received from the story will go to this fund!  More details coming soon!  THANK YOU!