This is an amazing story and it really got to me. This husband and wife; Marshall and Tracy McClain; had been in church one day when a woman came in with her daughter named Alyssa and asked for someone to take care of her. Eventually the McClain's took her for a night and fell in love with her. Her mother signed over her parental rights and they kept Alyssa. Two years later Marshall began having health problems. He wanted to rush the adoption so that he could give Alyssa his name and also so she would inherit his benefits. Eventually, they found out that he only had a few days left to live. Their lawyer rushed to find Alyssa's birth father. He was in a prison for drug distribution serving a five year sentence. He decided to sign over his rights because he wanted her to have a good life. Their lawyer called the judge's office and explained Marshall's situation, and asked if the judge had any openings. They had one for that day. Tracy, her lawyer, and Alyssa went to the courthouse (Marshall was too sick to make it) and she was allowed to adopt Alyssa. Tracy was on her way home when she called her daughter that was living with them and told her to tell Marshall that "We've got her, and I'll be there in a few minutes." Danielle repeated the news to the room. Her sister Amy leaned in close to her father and said "She's ours." McClain's breathing eased and his face muscles relaxed. The clerk's stamp on the final decree reads 12:09. Marshall McClain's official time of death was 12:17.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44597789/ns/health-health_care/#.ToFTpNR_Tng
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