7 yr old Jory

Boy, born July 2006
China
Spina Bifida (postoperative meningocele), postoperative right club foot, postoperative hernia (and one leg shorter than the other)

Jory was found abandoned beside the road at the age of 3 months. He has had corrective surgery to treat tethered spinal cord syndrome, meningocele and congenital cleft spine as well as right cross/club foot. He has normal intelligence. He likes to listen to music and sing. He likes playing with trucks, cars, and balls. His right leg is slightly shorter, but does not seem to impact him. He can walk, run, jump, and go up and down stairs well. He is currently in kindergarten and is doing well. He is patiently waiting for his family to find him.

Please go to http://reecesrainbow.org/new-family/newfamily and read up on how to adopt from this country and what the requirements are. 

7 yr old Artie

Boy, born October 2006
China
Mental development delay

Artie was found abandoned at the hospital when he was almost 10 months old. He is listed as having a mental developmental delay, but his report also states that he is a lovely and smart child. Artie was 4 ½ at the last report and could count to 10, imitate drawing circles and lines and recite and sing poems and nursery rhymes. His language is noted to be delayed, but he is an outgoing little boy who gets along with other children and loves to be cuddled.

He loves all activity involving water and thus, loves the summertime. How wonderful it would be for Artie to have a water loving family who could take him swimming next summer!

As far as I'm concerned his only "special need" is his age and since we have adopted children older than he is, I can tell you that they are a JOY to have in the family. 

Please go to http://reecesrainbow.org/new-family/newfamily and read up on how to adopt from this country and what the requirements are. 

6 year old Faith

Girl, born June 2007
China
Delayed mental development, congenital mild cleft upper palate
Faith is 5 years old, she goes to kindergarten like other kids. She knows 1-5 numerals so far, can recite 3-4 songs. She can speak daily use words. Seeing other kids break the rules, she would put up her hands and report to teachers. She can’t speak clearly, but could be understood. She can have meals, dress, zip, button and wash face and feet by herself. She loves to be beautiful, likes clothes with colorful background instead of just one color. She likes to play in the park, she cheers, jumps like a happy bird when she reaches the park. She doesn’t like to stay home and watch TV, when she is upset, she pouts her lips and ignore others; when her requirements are satisfied, she smiles immediately. In the kindergarten, she performs good and cooperate with the teachers actively.
Faith is optimistic, shows affection initially.

5 year old Lydia Rose

Girl, born August 2007
PRC
Cerebral Palsy
Lydia Rose is a shy girl; she has a ready smile and is fond of singing. She is a very happy, obedient and good intelligent little child. At the age of 2 years and 6 months, the scissor step disappears and she can basically finish the actions such as putting off the shoes and socks. She can conduct the simple communication. At the age of 3 years, she can have meals with bowl and spoon. She can wash hands and face with help of the caretaker. Now little Lydia Rose can stand for several minutes alone. She can hold objects to walk. She has the prominent hand movements. She move flexibly and can hold things. Her intelligent development is well. She can conduct the daily communication. Lydia can take off clothes and go to the toilet without help.

7 year old Clara

Girl, born November 2005
China
Clara is an adorable 7 year old girl who has been diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis. Clara also has cognitive delays, but her limb development is normal.
She is able to speak sentences of 10 words and express her thoughts clearly. Clara is currently in first grade at school. She has a hard time concentrating and memorizing new material, but she is hard working and very helpful to her teachers. Clara gets along well with other children, and will even help look after them. She loves to sing, dance, play sports, listen to music, play games, watch cartoons, and listen to stories. Clara has a very good appetite. She especially likes to eat popsicles, watermelon, and candy. Clara is described as a quiet girl that is closest to her caretakers and teachers.

5 year old Natalie

Girl, born Oct 2007
China
Cerebral Palsy
Natalie is a beautiful little girl who is 5 years old. She came into care when she was about 8 months old. Natalie’s motor skills were delayed, and she was diagnosed with CP. After living at the orphanage less than a year, she was moved to a CP Treatment Center. There, she received much needed PT and individual attention. After two years there, Natalie was able to take some steps assisted, speak fluent sentences, and express herself verbally.
That report was over a year ago, so we hope she has continued with her good progress! In some of her photos, Natalie appears to have strabismus (crossed eyes) that will need to be addressed when she comes home.
Natalie loves to play outdoors…her new family will need to be sure she has a swing set! Natalie is a sweet little girl, who has come so far already. Imagine what she could do with the love and support of her very own family!

5 yr old Naomi

Girl, born Jan 2008
C-S
cerebral palsy, and ametropia both eyes (she needs glasses)

This beautiful girl has been overlooked for so long, because of her Cerebral palsy. Her cerebral palsy which affects all four limbs, and she is not mobile.
She has a brilliant smile, and is so pretty!

4 yr old Zach

Boy, born July 2008
C-GW
Zach is an adorable 4 year old boy diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy. His limb, intelligence, and language development is delayed compared to peers.
At age 1, he could sit alone, crawl, and stand with hands holding onto rails. At age 2, he began learning to walk, and could take a few steps. He could not speak, but he could understand simple instructions such as “come here” and could wave goodbye. At age 3, he learned to walk alone and could grab his favorite toy. Now, he can run, jump, go up and down stairs without help, flip pages of books, and can eat with a spoon and chopsticks. He understands simple words and instructions, recognizes articles of daily use, and can speak some simple words but not clearly. He is an active, happy little boy that shares toys and food with others. According to his teacher, he is a very polite, helpful, smart and obedient child. His fine motor develops well and Zach can now pick a pill up with his thumb and index finger, can turn book pages one by one, and can hold a pen with full hand and scribble. His self-care ability meets his age too. He can have a meal with spoon or chopsticks and is able to pick up peanuts too.

6 yr old Hanson

Boy, born 2006
C-GW
post-operative mild cerebral palsy
Hanson is an extroverted boy who is 7 years old. He was found on a staircase at the subway station when he was 4 years old. His limb and intelligence development is delayed compared to peers, but his motor skills have improved with 2 years of post-operative rehabilitation. When he was admitted, he could only walk short distances and would fall down easily, but now with an improved, but not completely steady walk and run, he can walk long distances, go upstairs and downstairs while holding onto rails and even likes to play outdoor activities. His right hand function has also gotten better as he can grasp most objects and can eat with a spoon. His language development is quite delayed compared to his peers. He can say 3-5 words, and understands simple vocabularies. He is very curious and observant of the things around him, and desires to communicate through play.
Hanson received surgery in October 2012 for posterior rhizotomy of spinal nerves and right carotid sympathectomy part stripping resection. Now he receives postoperative rehabilitation. At this time, Hanson’s muscular tension of left limbs is not high, and his language ability is developing.

3 yr old Sue

Girl, born October 2009
C-GW
Sue is a charming little 3 year old girl diagnosed with recurrent postoperative sacroiliac joint tuberculosis with abscess. In May of 2012, Sue’s foster parents found a mass on her left hip, and the leaders of our institute arranged her to have resection performed. Soon after, there was another mass found on her left back. After a long hospitalization, her foster family took good care of her and she has now recovered well.
She is active, likes to imitate, and has good language competence. She is a clever, pretty, outgoing girl that always says hello to others. She has not been vaccinated because of her special physical condition. She loves to go shopping and play outside, and her favorite toy is dolls. Sue is very extroverted and loves running and jumping.

2 yr old Chance

Boy, born August 2010
C-GW
Chance is a lovely 2 year old boy with the skin condition epidermolysis lax disease. He had blebs on his elbow, knee, ankle and thigh that got better after taking medicine for a week. He also has scars on his abdomen and reoccurring blebs on his forehead, neck and behind the ears, but the condition is not very serious.
His motor skills and intelligence development is similar to his peers. At age 1, he could sit steadily and eat porridge, babble, and imitate simple actions. He learned to stand up by holding onto hand rails and could walk a few steps with support when he was 1.5 years old. Now, he is able to build a tower of blocks, turn book pages, go up and down the stairs by holding onto handrails and can even put on and take off his shoes. He can also understand what the caretaker is saying and can say a few words in Chinese himself. Chance is an energetic and active little boy who likes playing with toy cars and going outdoors. Chance gets along great with other children and is still waiting to find his forever family.

3 yr old Kate

Girl, born January 2010
C-S
Cerebral Palsy
Kate has had rehabilitation for some time and made great progress. Recently, she can sit, stand by holding the railings on her own, walk slowly for about 20 steps, reacts when someone calls her name, and crawls to you.
She likes to smile and play with other children. She likes toys with sounds and she can play them for a long time by herself and doesn’t feel bored. She also likes to be cuddled; every time she is being cuddled, she will laugh happily, sometimes she will fall asleep quietly slowly.
She is even-tempered and seldom cries. Her intelligence development is a little slower.

10 yr old Benjamin

Boy, born April 2002

C-S
dyskinesia of both lower limbs, can walk
Benjamin is ten years old and full of smiles. He can walk and run, although his diagnoses causes him to have a limp and occasional trouble with balance. He is able to complete most daily living tasks independently and with little supervision, including dressing himself, eating, doing simple chores, and taking care of his belongings. He is bright and attends a special education school in another town, where he lives in the dorms with three of his friends. He is a fun-loving boy.
No obvious abnormality is found with all of the bones of both knee joints.

5 yr old Nikki

 

Look at this sweet girl!

She can color, string beads and draw. She can crawl (only upper limbs), and use spoons to eat. She has no feelings in her lower limbs as of right now. She is in pre-school, as well as receiving PT for her lower legs. Because of her condition, she is incontinent. She can take on and off clothes and doesn't like to be dirty.

She loves all kinds of fruits.She is active, talkative and loves singing. She is able to speak simple words such as "good morning teacher", "you see", "dad", "mom", "elder" "brother", "elder sister", teacher, ayi, eat, watching TV. She can also sing some simple nursery rhymes. She knows lots of common animals and is able to tell the names of them with hints from the teachers. She knows the colors of red and white. In terms of social ability, she is shy. She will eventually come out of her shell but it takes a bit. She is able to sit alone and play building blocks on the surface of a platform.

She is formerly Wendy on BAAS list.

 According to RK: Darling little Nikki has had surgery for congenital myelomeningocele, tethered cord syndrome.
She is 5 years old and lives in the family-like home in an institute. She studies in the preschool program of Little Sister of the Half of the Sky.

 

2007, June 27th, Nikki

SN: Post op Mylemeningocele & Tethered cord

 

Email me at Advocatingmomma@aol.com for more information.

 

 

3 yr old Ella

 

 

 

2009, Feb.2nd, Ella

SN: SN: postoperative CHD （ASD VSD）; abnormal chromosome; karyotype46, xx,r(15); retard development

 

 She is an active girl with a strong mind. Although she is weak physically, she tried her best in doing everything. She could zip her clothes by herself, and she has learned to eat by herself. She wears diapers usually, but the caretakers would train her to defecate every month. As for physical development, now she can walk steadily on her own, and she can run and jump flexibly. She is excited to meet people and she would run around when she is excited. She was not fond of TV, but she could turn on the TV. She loves to eat snacks, especially fruit and candies. She likes to have meat. On language ability, she can speak, but basically phrases with 2-3 words. She could distinguish acquaintances and strangers. She can play with people she is not familiar with, but she would not leave home with them. She has skin problems, sometimes she would suffer from allergy itching and other symptoms. She was allergic to Cefixime for Suspension, and she would have red rash.

 

Her weight: 10.5 kg, height: 84 cm, head size: 43 cm, chest size: 46.5 cm, 20 teeth

 

It sounds like this child has an extremely rare genetic condition called Ring Chromosome 15 Syndrome, which resulted in a combination of heart and lung problems, growth retardation, and perhaps other symptoms not mentioned in the short summary you quoted. Apparently only 50 cases of this condition have been reported since it was first identified in 1966.

This technical paper describes a possibly similar case: http://www.hkjpaed.org/pdf/2011;16;175-179.pdf

 

7 yr old Jerry "Little Flowers"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jamLbYFfess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfS3kGltPf8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5HKX_s31cQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4bUwFCLPVc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWILFF7yZBo

This is Dang Guishu and he is in a Little Flowers foster family. I visited with him when I was in China and was able to ask him some questions. This kid is a stitch and in a wonderful foster home!

Special need: Spina Bifida

Favorite thing to do: Loves trains and to sing! He is constantly singing! Loved it!

Likes school

Favorite subject: "Dead pan face" "Does lunch count as school?"

Knows some English

Has had surgery for tendon lessening and the next surgery is hip surgery

Favorite foods: Everything!

He is happy, easy going and funny!

He wants to be adopted!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jamLbYFfess

2005, June 1st Gui Shu

deformity of the thorax, scoliosis, post operative meningocele

7 year old Mimi

 

 

MIMI, female, DOB 11/2005 SN mild ptosis and ??.? Mimi is not as outgoing as her SWI sister Musette and will not dance, no matter how hard Musette tries to encourage her. Mimi goes give a shy look to the camera a time or two and what a breathtaking little face she has! This video breaks my heart because this is exactly what my Scarlett would do. She would be too shy to do anything and so she would be passed up over and over again. All this beautiful girl needs is some love and a Momma to make her feel special and I'll bet she could do great things.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhwgL9Pc4tI&feature=youtu.be


For more information on this lovely child, please email Heidi Hawkins at heidigoestochina@msn.com.

6 Yr Old Musette

 

MUSETTE, female, DOB 12/2005 SN Cisterna magna cysts, eyes commonality esotropia (crossed eyes) Watch Musette as she dances for and tries to delight her audience. She has a brilliant smile!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScJKouaUqnc&feature=youtu.be

For more information on this lovely child, please email Heidi Hawkins at heidigoestochina@msn.com.

2 yr old Milo

MYLO, male, DOB 4/2010 SN repaired cleft lip, unrepaired cleft palate; hepatitis B positive This very handsome boy is an SWI brother to Mimi and Musette. While he appears a little shy in his video, his reports share that he is quite the opposite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTpOUIsgLDM&feature=youtu.be

For more information on this lovely child, please email Heidi Hawkins at heidigoestochina@msn.com.

12 yr old George

This was written by an advocating friend of mine.

"George is 12 years old and has spent the last number of years in an orphanage in China. I met George at Bring Me Hope summer camps last year, and then spent two weeks at his orphanage this summer. After spending quite a bit of time with him, I know with all my heart that George NEEDS a family. Many people have fallen in love with this kid and are praying for his family to find him before it's too late. George has less than TWO YEARS before he ages out...

His special need is 'Congenital heart disease, post surgery'. George is intellectually normal which is very evident in his behaviour, attitudes and capabilities. He is really smart and has learned lots of poetry and songs, which he will perform - if you are lucky!

Like a typical 12 year old boy, George tries to act cool most of the time!! However, when he thinks no one is looking, you will see the softer side to his personality! George is very caring and loves to help people. He would especially look after one of the younger deaf boys! While I was with George at his orphanage for two weeks, the younger deaf boy was adopted. I got to see George dealing with this, and while he did not reveal much, I did notice him cherishing their last few days together. One day we were playing circle games, the two boys sat together and George put his arm around the younger boy. I ask George 'do you love him?'. A beaming smile erupted across his face and he nodded energetically!

George loves when volunteers come to his orphanage! He loves having more people to play with, to take them on trips, to run activities, and to have more fun! He also loves borrowing iPhones and iPads to play games any 12 year old plays! He is particularly good at Temple Run and Angry Birds!!

In China, on an orphans 14th birthday they can no longer be adopted. This means that George has less than two years to be brought home. In actual fact he has much less time than that, as the process takes months. There is a clock ticking down his days. George is funny, smart and has a cute smile. He needs someone to call Mom and Dad."

 

Please watch and share this video of George http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBJU_n39JXc&feature=channel&list=UL

 

Contact me at Advocatingmomma@aol.com for more information on this sweet boy.