Stephanie Mast

So it ended up being, like he said, that we realized the plan quickly changed from him going. And I mean, he was literally, you were prepared. And I didn't know this after the fact that you wrote a video in case you died in the process of trying, because he was fully prepared to pull them over the wall. That was his plan.

I didn't realize at the time that was probably a good thing, but we end up, he's like, because we didn't know where in the world they were going to go. it was, there was no plan. It was just like, they were getting on a plane and then it was just a guessing game as to where they're going to go. So at the last minute, I had a nine month old baby at the time.

I didn't realize at the time that was probably a good thing, but we end up, he's like, because we didn't know where in the world they were going to go. it was, there was no plan. It was just like, they were getting on a plane and then it was just a guessing game as to where they're going to go. So at the last minute, I had a nine month old baby at the time.

I didn't realize at the time that was probably a good thing, but we end up, he's like, because we didn't know where in the world they were going to go. it was, there was no plan. It was just like, they were getting on a plane and then it was just a guessing game as to where they're going to go. So at the last minute, I had a nine month old baby at the time.

Uh, and I gave my baby to my sister and we're like, we were her adoptive parents. We've got to go.

Uh, and I gave my baby to my sister and we're like, we were her adoptive parents. We've got to go.

Uh, and I gave my baby to my sister and we're like, we were her adoptive parents. We've got to go.

We have all of her documents, everything to make sure that she comes to the United States, not some other country. Right.

We have all of her documents, everything to make sure that she comes to the United States, not some other country. Right.

We have all of her documents, everything to make sure that she comes to the United States, not some other country. Right.

And you.

And you.

And you.

It's wee hours of the morning. I'm like, where are you? And he sends me a video. He's like, you're never going to believe where I am. And I'm like, get out of there. You don't belong in there. And yeah, that was the first time any of this, like we realized.

It's wee hours of the morning. I'm like, where are you? And he sends me a video. He's like, you're never going to believe where I am. And I'm like, get out of there. You don't belong in there. And yeah, that was the first time any of this, like we realized.

It's wee hours of the morning. I'm like, where are you? And he sends me a video. He's like, you're never going to believe where I am. And I'm like, get out of there. You don't belong in there. And yeah, that was the first time any of this, like we realized.

You delayed it for 24 hours?

You delayed it for 24 hours?

You delayed it for 24 hours?

But I would touch on it in hindsight, even though it was devastating, losing her for not for her not coming home. And when she was supposed to in 2019, we had a crib. We had everything ready. We were ready to go. We thought she'd be handicapped child. We were anticipating taking in a baby with special needs and we were ready as much as we could be.