“It made me really thankful for the other outlets for people who are dying to be moms.
Im one of those people.”
Selena wasdiagnosedwith lupus, an autoimmune disease where theimmune systemattacks healthy tissue and organs, in 2013.
“It made me really thankful for the other outlets for people who are dying to be moms. I’m one of those people."
She has been candid about the many struggles that have ensued, including needing a kidney transplant in 2017.
Part of her interest in adoption stems from the fact that Selena’s mother was adopted.
“I probably wouldnt be here [without the adoption].
I dont know what her life wouldve been like.
She and I are very thankful for how life played out,” Selena added.
I havent ever said this, she continued, but I unfortunately cant carry my own children.
I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the babys in jeopardy.
That was something I had to grieve for a while.
Its not necessarily the way I envisioned it, she noted of potential motherhood.
I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone.
[But] Im in a much better place with that.
Im one of those people.
Im excited for what that journey will look like, but itll look a little different.
At the end of the day, I dont care.
Itll be my baby,” she added.
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