Waiting Wednesday

As you know, I usually struggle each Wednesday to pick a child to focus on for WW. Not this week. This week's decision was easy.

This is Hanson.

Here is what Hanson's RR profile says. You can view it yourself by click on his name above.
Boy, Born September 2005

HELP! I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRANSFERRED!

Don't mind the pink shirt, this is a boy!

From his medical records: Congenital defect of the central nervous system, rachischisis of transverse part of spine, internal hydrocephalus, ventriculoperitoneostomia, flail legs (low extremities paraparesis).

Hanson has been transferred to the mental institution already. He is living in a very rural place, and is a "lost boy" now. Hope someone will advocate for him!

I have mentioned before that children with mental and/or physical dissabilites (even mild ones- ones that would be easily fixed in the U.S.)in this particular country are typically transferred from "baby houses" to adult mental insitutions around the age of 4. Sometimes, if they're "lucky" (like you can call it that), the baby houses will keep them for a little while longer. Hanson was born in September of 2005 and was *just* transferred to one of these instituions, like within the last month.
The Nalle Family know all too well what this institution is like. They resued their son, Aaron, from this same place last year. Here are Julia Nalle's words about sweet Hanson. Click on their name to view the Nalle's blog and see what a beautiful transformation their "Lost Boy" has made in the last year.
Hanson


A Lost Boy


At Aaron's old institute


TRANSFERRED


BREAK.MY.HEART


I can tell you what he does every day.


NOTHING.


The boys who lay in the cribs NEVER EVER EVER go out.


They lay there day after day.


No one EVER picks them up.


There are too many with too little caretakers to watch over them.


They become stiff in their beds.


Hanson is there.


He is a Lost Boy.


Transferred.


He will die there.


Along with the other 40 boys who are laying in their cribs.


Hour after hour.


Day after lonely day.


HANSON


Lost.


There is hope for him if someone would be willing to cross the ocean and get him.


He has not been there long.


There is hope.


I've heard that some people don't like to call adoption rescue.


I don't know what else to call it.


For Hanson - It is rescue. Pure and simple.




“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’


“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Misc/Waiting Wednesday!

My daughters are back to normal and finally back to school/regular routine today. Their recovery was really much better than I thought it would be. Still, I couldn't help but think of all the little ones who experience illness, procedures, teething, etc., etc., without anyone to comfort them.

It's Waiting Wednesday again and I thought I'd post about two little boys since I posted about two little girls last week. Meet Darryl and Ralph! Not much info about either of them yet but, aren't they adorable? Look at their smiles. They appear to be in the same Baby House or, at the least, in the same region so they should be able to be adopted together. They're also very close in age. It'd be like having twins! Unfortunately, they're approaching the dreaded age where they will be transferred to institutions.

Are you Darryl or (AND??!!) Ralph's mama or papa?


DARRYL

Date of Birth: June 2007
Gender: Male
Eyes: Gray
Hair: brown



RALPH

Date of Birth: January 2007

Gender: Male
Eyes: Brown
Hair: light brown
Character: sociable


Click on their names to be directed to their pages on Reeces Rainbow.

Waiting Wednesday (a day early!)

My daughters are having surgery tomorrow (Lily is having an adenoidectomy, Maddie is having the same plus a tonsilectomy). Needless to say, I don't think I'll be able to post for a while! I didn't want to miss Waiting Wednesday so, I thought I'd post a little early.
Once again, I had a hard time picking who to post about. So, I picked two little girls.
Hey, it's my blog, I can do what I want. :P
I picked these two cuties because they are in the same orphanage and can be adopted together! I bet they would make terrific sisters!
This is Shawna.

This is what her profile on Reeces Rainbow says:

URGENT NEED – FACING IMMINENT TRANSFER!


Girl, Born March 2, 2004
Shawna has grown so much since her last photo! She is walking now, very social and affectionate. She has already turned 6 and is facing imminent institutionalization. She is healthy, but is considered severely delayed. PLEASE give Shawna a chance to be everything she can be, in a loving family who supports her and encourages her to grow and learn.

Shawna and Lindsay could be adopted together.


From one of our adoptive families who visited with her in December 2010: She was absolutely cute and got up to pose for the camera, she would make faces, smile and then laugh after the flash went off. She was very adorable but like many of the others was wearing a sheet as a diaper. She will be a blessing to any family. She was full of life, laughter and happiness not to mention beautiful!!

MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE
I AM ELIGIBLE FOR AN OLDER CHILD GRANT
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And this is Lindsay.

Here is what her profile says:
URGENT NEED – FACING IMMINENT TRANSFER!

Girl, Born May 30, 2004

I can not even express to you how blessed this child is to still be her baby house. She needs to be adopted IMMEDIATELY. She can be adopted with Sophia and/or Shawna, who all desperately need families.

Lindsay is a beautiful girl who has endured much in her ilfe in this orphanage. She was born with a secondary heart condition, although it may have rectified itself. She is considered severely delayed, and is working on her walking, even though sbhe is already 6 years old. This orphanage has a history of medicating the children, so she has spent much of her life in a crib, repressed….

Lindsay desperately needs a family who has experience adopting older children with special needs, and who has the time to give her to help her recover from this neglect and blossom into the child she is meant to be.

More photos available. She is facing the institution very soon, and is blessed to still be at the baby house. Someone please save her.

From an adoptive family who visited with her in January 2011: " She was sitting at a little table with Sophia. I think they were having their snack. She had this rattle which makes the most amazingly loud sound, I know because my boys got to play with one just like it. She didn't make noise with it but instead was checking it out so carefully. She would put the end of the handle in between her teeth and watch the little bells roll back and forth. She is such a beauty! I didn't recognize her at first because the other picture looks nothing like her. She has beautiful blonde wavy hair and blue eyes. Her and Sophia were buds and I think would make great sisters! Surely her Momma and Daddy are out there. "

I AM ELIGIBLE FOR AN OLDER CHILD GRANT
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Sheet as a diaper? Confined to a crib? Six years old and just learning to walk? Unfortunately, Shawna and Lindsay are not an exception to the "norm". This is pretty typical for the living conditions in these baby houses. I have even heard of them reusing disposible diapers. They rinse them out and hang them on a line outside to dry. But, at least they have diapers. And diapers is really only the very tippy top of the iceburg. It is SO important to find these babies families! Especially the older ones. Children are typically transferred to adult mental institutions at the age of 4 where conditions are, if you can believe it, even worse.
You can view Shawna and Lindsay's profiles, and hundreds more, on
Reece's Rainbow
Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a real blessing.
The sons a man has when he is young
are like arrows in a soldier's hand.
Happy is the man who has many such arrows.
He will never be defeated
when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.
~Psalm 127 3-5

Waiting Wednesday

I am going to start posting about a different "waiting" child from Reeces Rainbow every Wednesday. I spent a long time going through the waiting children trying to decide who to post about. There are just so many. It's so easy to be overwelmed and think that 'little old you' can't make a difference but, I always think of this quote.

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”

-Hellen Keller

After much debate, I decided to go with Anthony. Anthony is one of the little ones I have been thinking about for a long time.. one of my "favorites", if you will. He was born in 2005 so he is just a little bit younger than my oldest daughter. Anthony has Cerebral Palsy and also tested positive for TB. Here is what his profile on RR says.

Anthony (25)
BOY, born August 16, 2005

Anthony has blonde hair and brown eyes. He struggles with the effects of CP, and has also tested positive for TB.

From his medical records: Spastic tetraparesis, motor disorders, convergent squint, hip dysplasia, anemia

His muscles are very tight, and he will need significant amounts of therapy. He is not able to sit by himself, and is dependent on his care givers for just about everything. He has a secondary myocardiopathy as well. Quite a laundry list for such a darling boy ;(( Anthony will be sent to a mental institution, and will remain bedridden the rest of his short life. He is blessed to still be living at the baby house, but he will be transferred in the Spring. Please give Anthony a chance to know a loving, supportive family! Don’t let him end up another statistic

SIGNIFICANT RISK, PLEASE ADOPT ME SOON!!

Anthony has a HUGE amount of money in his adoption fund. $20,012.19. That is almost fully funded!
Are you Anthony's Mommy or Daddy?