Elton John's Adoption Plans Mon, 14-Sep-2009
It seems to be the fashionable thing for celebrities to do these days, and over the weekend Elton John announced his plan to adopt a 14-month-old boy from the Ukraine.
The “Your Song” hitmaker and his partner David Furnish attended a news conference at an orphanage for HIV-positive children in the town of Makeyevka, Ukraine to chat with press. They hope to adopt a boy named Lev who John said had “stolen his heart.”
Elton remarked, “David and I have always talked about adoption. David always wanted to adopt a child and I always said, ‘No’, because I am 62 and I think because of the traveling I do and the life I have, maybe it wouldn’t be fair for the child.”
“But having seen Lev today, I would love to adopt him. I don’t know how we do that but he has stolen my heart. And he has stolen David’s heart and it would be wonderful if we can have a home. I’ve changed my mind today.”
Elton and David may face several hurdles in the Ukrainian government because of their homosexual orientation as well as their advanced age. | 
