Sir Elton John and his Scorpio partner filmmaker David Furnish (October 25, 1962) met a fourteen month old orphan Lev who captured their heart when John was performing Circle of Life at the child's Ukrainian Orphanage. John has an Aids foundation that had collaborated with an Aids organization in the Ukraine where he met the toddler.
AP photo of Elton John and Lev and story at http://bit.ly/EltonJohnandLevPhoto
When asked if they were thinking of adopting the singer replied that the boy had captured his
heart and also David's. John said that they had talked about adopting often, David had always
wanted to adopt but John had said No because of his age and his travel schedule.
What changed this Moon in Taurus guy's opinion?
The recent death of his longtime keyboardist Guy Babylon who died young, leaving two young children. Elton said that adopting a child like Lev who he could give a future to would help make up the loss of his friend.
Perhaps adopting a child will be one of his biggest hits if the wish becomes a reality.
