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Antoinette #24-33
Girl, 2 years
Cerebral palsy, blind, deaf
March 2014 update:
No physical activity and initiative. Muscle tone – quadri-hypertonus and normoreflexia. Takes a passive seat with adherence, has elbow support but shows poor balance reactions. Gripping reflex – upon touch with, grips for a short while. Visual – motor coordination /hand-to-hand; Hand-foot-thigh; Hand-foot-mouth /. Visual analyzer – horizontal nystagmus, amaurosis, atrophy of optic nerve. Does not follow and fixate a bright object. Does not wince and does not orient in the direction of strong acoustic stimulus, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Pronounced "seeking" reflex and pathological oral automatisms. Speech production – coo sounds and vocalizations. Affective reactions – heavily decreased mimical facial expression, responds to tactile stimulation, "facade" smile is observed briefly.
Autonomy – positioned entirely by an adult. She feeds with an appetite and permanently gains on weight. Sleep – short periods of wakefulness.
Update, August 2014: Within a month this little girl has made a progress, which is encouraging. Also, the staff working with her shared that according to them she is not deaf but probably with decreased hearing!!!
The agency has an updated report on file and video! Antoinette needs a family that will give her a chance!
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Calvin #21-13
Age: nearly two
Diagnosis: Hydrocephalus with implanted VP shunt, Agenesis of the corpus callosum
Calvin's shunt was replaced in January 2014 and is operational at this time. He can control his head and hold it up when he is picked up. He turns from back to stomach. He happily rocks in the children's rocking chair. He can keep 2 toys in his hands and hit them one against the other. He studies a toy given to him and rocks it to produce a sound. He looks for a toy that he has dropped and he also picks up a toy close to him. He reacts adequately and emotionally to attention – smiles widely, keeps constant eye contact and vivifies. He is calm while awake. He gives his hands when asked for them. He vocalizes to attract the attention. He often puts his fingers in his mouth. He pronounces syllables independently and by imitation.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Fitz #471
6-year-old boy (pic in yellow from 2009)
update from March 2014:
He has been diagnosed with chromosomopathy –chromosome 4 short-arm deletion (Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome); congenital eye anomaly – complete blindness of the right eye and partial blindness of the left eye; microcephalus; epilepsy treated with two anti-convulsion medications. Following the therapy, he has not had any seizures.
He is a bedridden child who turns his body sideways and crosses his legs. His legs do not support his body. He keeps his head upright when lifted from his bed. He cannot see, he does not follow objects with his eyes or look closely at them. He does not hold a toy that has been handed to him but he grabs hold of the bars of his crib.
This boy becomes still and smiles slightly when someone caresses his cheeks or speaks to him, in which case he listens intently, reacts to the sounds and trembles. He is calm and quiet in his time awake.
Update from June 2014. The boy is currently 6 years old. Despite his age, his development is greatly delayed in relation with his medical condition and diagnoses. He spends his time lying in a crib, in a room with two other bedridden children in very severe condition and one caregiver. He is currently placed in a hospital (part of the orphanage got transferred to a hospital and all their children who could benefit from constant medical attention are now placed there). He continues taking the two medications mentioned in his medical records for epilepsy. While there is some hope that some of the vision in his left eye might be preserved, according to the temporary substitute for the orphanage director, his hearing might be impaired as a result of neuritis.
He is still fed with a feeding tube and seems to accept food well as he has gained weight compared to the older photo of him and looks much heavier now. According to the orphanage, he gets some rehabilitation (a massage and respiratory gymnastics) every day from Monday to Friday.
He can now maintain a sitting position and the caregiver places him in a sitting position in his crib.
Alaric #25-15
Alaric has delays in psycho-motor development. Senses(sight, hearing) are preserved. Alaric can not walk alone, he bears a short distance, leaning on solid objects. He makes steps forward with the support from an adult. He can sit stable. He gets up holding something for support. Alaric reaches for toys and holds them. Tries to play with them for a while. Trying to separate the index finger from the other fingers when playing simple games. Sways to the rhythm of familiar children's songs. Listens to speech. Pronounces separate syllables, but not meaningful words. Alaric can distinguish familiar from unfamiliar people. He reacts with joy to contact and quickly involves in the proposed game. He prefers communicating with an adult than playing with other children or handling toys. In an emotional aspect the child is calm, with a serene, cheerful mood. With regard to his physiological needs – feeding, dressing and undressing, hygiene, the child is dependent on adults.
Melaney #512
Girl, age 6
From March 2014 – The child is sightless, but there is a good physical activity and orientation. The ability to walk freely and overcome various obstacles is improving more and more. Very well coordinated movements, allowing progressive complexity. She goes up and down stairs with support, alternating both feet and follows the adults. The child runs held by a hand or on her own. She very much loves to walk around for long with and adult.
plays with it for a long period of time. She likes to move marbles in a maze. She holds small cubes in her hands and bangs with them.
She plays with toys for a long period of time. She likes to move marbles in a maze. She holds small cubes in her hands and bangs with them.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Cullen #12-4
Update January 2012: Cullen is in 4th grade this year. He knows the names of all the children in his class and has a best friend. He pronounces short words and simple sentences. He can repeat numbers and counts to 5 with help. He is very musical and loves to dance.
Additional photos and videos of Cullen are available.
Cullen is 12 years old. He's been living in a mental institution since the age of 5. He is completely healthy with no physical delays or health problems. Cullen is in 3rd grade at a local special education school. He enjoys going on walks and field trips. He plays with blocks, mechanical toys and kitchen sets. He engages in pretend play. He likes to look at books and will look at the pictures in the book and point to objects in them upon request. He can identify animals and foods and choose them from photos. He has well developed self-help skills. He's toilet trained, feeds himself, dresses himself, folds his own clothes and washes his hands and face independently before bed each night.
Marsha #4-62
Age: 5
Diagnosis: polymalformative syndrome, chromosomopathy and developmental delays. Right-sided neuritis of the acoustic nerves. Right-sided microthia.
Marsha's birth mother was just 16 years old when Marsha was born and raised her for 3 years. After several hospital stays, Marsha was placed in the orphanage. She has delays in all aspects of her development, but has been making steady progress since entering the orphanage.
Update 2015:
Marsha walks independently. She overcomes medium-sized obstacles, climbs up and down the furniture, and goes up and down stairs, leading by hands. She claps with hands, laughs aloud at tease, and smiles to beloved people from the staff that has sympathies to, goes to them and looks for their attention, touches them, turns her head, makes a chain of syllables. Her games are stereotypical. She comforts herself by rocking and rubbing her head against the wall. Marsha eats slowly and with appetite. She is not picky for food.
Marsha does not speak. She does not follow verbal instructions. She shows willingness to communicate despite her limited language skills and gradually observes tendency towards activity and initiative in nonverbal communication.
Gradually, with the help of adults Marsha is trying to master skills. She likes when special attention is paid to her. Her attention remains unstable, quickly distracted. Her emotions are not always adequate to the situation. She is interested in her mirror image. She cannot recognize herself in the mirror. Her self-control is related to the development of sense-motor schemes and abilities to be used their effects impacting on the objects. She does not regulate her physiological needs.
Girl, born July 1999
Down syndrome
Clarice's pictures are so fun to see – she seems to be all sunshine and motion! She has such an amazing grin!
Clarice is so tiny; and she has many facial features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, in addition to her Down syndrome.
She has the personality of an impetuous toddler- very high energy and eager to try everything life has to offer. She too needs a family, and the sooner the better. The possibilities for a child to thrive when they reach a family are endless. She will definitely need medical attention, as you can tell from just seeing her teeth, and lots of patient instruction and guidance.
Update from May 2014:
Clarice has a sunshine smile, twinkling eyes, and a unique set of needs, as she is the victim of at least one confirmed type of maternal substance abuse in addition to having Down Syndrome and scoliosis. She has spent the entirety of her almost-15 years of her life without the essential and nurturing maternal and paternal bond. She is a sweet-natured, not loud, strong, and curious child who is the size of a slender six year-old. She is cognitively about two years old. She IS able to obey the stern orphanage nannies, and enjoys massage, stroller rides, sensory activities if she is offered, joint stimulation, and can walk. Clarice can engage in purposeful play and follow basic instructions. She bear-crawls (think Jungle Book) many times, and really has a gentle disposition. Her eyes are innocent and kind, and her personality is gentle and sweet. It is not fair to expect a child in this condition to "perform" for a room full of adults, and she is enamored and thankful with any offers of play or stimulation. She has a self-stimming habit of pushing on her private parts under her underpants, but as I have learned in the DS community, this is probably a result of a lack of sensory input. So, if given the right redirection through sensory play, her habit could be redirected. Clarice has the strength of a man when she wants you to hold her, and it is my opinion that it is unsuitable for her to have several physically smaller siblings. However, that is not legislated. There are several telling videos and photos of Clarice to share for the right family. She needs a family ASAP! I was told by a national regarding the kind of place she goes next — that "most children live for only one year at most once transferred." Please pray for precious Clarice. Could you love her as a daughter? God knows her name, and he will provide her needs.
Girl, born 2000
Mild Cerebral palsy, can walk very well.
Veronica is a lovely young lady. She is able to walk, stand on her own.
Irene #716
Girl, born 2005
Cerebral palsy, severe quadriparetic syndrome. Severe mental delay.
Irene moves in space alone. She has good motor skills. She manipulates poorly with objects and toys. General and fine motor skills suffer. Smoothly moves her head and eyes. Speech development: Irene is observed with general underdevelopment of speech – alalia. Underdeveloped phonematic hearing impaired general motor skills. Passive and active vocabulary – in the process of development. Work is being done for the production of sounds "a" and "o". She is studying in the first grade of a Special school on the orphanage grounds.
She likes special attention to be directed to her, to be caressed and held. She loves to walk, led by an adult and to be talked to. Shows preferences for communication to certain adults.
Additional information, pictures and video of her is on file with the agency.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Boy, born August 2013
Spastic tetraparesis, local symptomatic epilepsy with seizures, congenital heart defect: hypoplasia of aortic arch, open oval window; optic nerve atrophy, inquinal hernia and umbilical hernia, lower extremities contracture
Oh sweet baby boy … he needs a family's love and care.
Boy, born Nov 2011
Cerebral palsy, double hemiplegia G 80.0.
What a little sweetheart! Don't you just want to scoop him up!
Clara #29-12
Age: 2
Diagnosis: Microcephalus; Infantile cerebral palsy; Severe delay in development
She pronounces sounds. She sits with help and in a positioning therapeutic chair. She can keep her head up when put on her stomach. She eats with good appetite but has unsatisfactory weight gain. She is calm when asleep and awake. Clara has recently started keeping her head up for longer periods of time. She can turn only from back to stomach. She sits only with support. She pronounces accidental sounds. She follows with a look moving objects for a short time and doesn't reach out to them. She holds a toy put in her hand but doesn't bring it up to her eyes or manipulate with it.She reacts positively to physical touch and when someone talks to her. She smiles and vocalizes in response.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Boy, born late 2011
congenital absense of ear, canal, hand/finger, fused fingers, cleft palate, congenital malformation of cardiac septa
Oskar has had surgery for his cleft palate.
Additional pictures available.
Boy, born early 2005
Celiac disease
From a family who met him in December 2014:
Toby is the cutest little kid, a very serious and focused child with a great smile. He was in the orphanage's St. Nicholas Day celebration. He didn't have a role himself, but he was responsible for pushing the wheelchair of one of the children who was doing a lot of singing and dancing from her wheelchair. He gently spun her around in circles at times to coordinate with her dancing. Super cute, super sweet. He took his part in the celebration very seriously, and we could tell he was completely concentrated on getting everything just right. He had on the most adorable little suit and tie — made me want to scoop him up!
Tiya #11-45
Age: 8
Diagnosis: Massive destruction of the brain matter, sub-cortical cysts, cortical atrophy; Infantile cerebral palsy – spastic quadric paresis; Symptomatic epilepsy; Hypotrophy; Premature puberty
This little girl has significant delays in all aspects of her development. She will turn her eyes and head in reaction to someone speaking to her. She stops crying if someone calls her name. She follows objects with her eyes.
$27.00 has been donated towards the cost of my adoption.
Gracie and George #
Girl, born in 2007. She has a delay in neuro-psychical development and epileptic seizures.
She is very sweet and charming girl, with very big eyes and eyelashes. She is hyperactive child, who can not stay at one place long time. When you want to attract her attention and she is busy with doing something else, she does not pay any attention to you. When she feels uneasy and can not answer or does not want to answer some question, she starts asking her interlocutor questions. Her speech is not so clear and even some words are not understandable and is more like baby speech. She has speech problem and at the kindergarten she works with speech therapist. She knows her age. She recognizes some of the basic colors but does not want to count. She is very self-willed and makes the things that she wants to. She is more aggressive and hyperactive than her brother.
Boy, born in 2005. He has a delay in neuro-psychical development and mental delay.
The boy is older than his sister but he has more delays than her. He is in second grade in the local school in the village where he lives. Unfortunately he still can not read, can not solve math problems. Before his placement in the foster family nobody cared for his knowledge and habits. Now he can count to 9 (after 9 he says 11 ). He is a child who needs a lot of work in order to master more habits and knowledge because he has some potential.
These children used to live in their bio family but they were not well taken care of. They have delays but with more professional work and individual activities, these children can have better progress. They are adorable children who really need patience, love and care. They know the life in foster families but are separated because the opinion of the social workers is that none of their foster families could manage these two children if they are placed together – because they are not so obedient.
Because we only have their files for a short time, they will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for them.
Aura Lee
Girl, born July 2009
Microcephaly, spastic tetraparesis
Oh, isn't she lovely?
Aura Lee is doing very well. She knows her nannies, smiles at familiar adults. She can sit down and stand up with help. She does not have mental delays.
Aura Lee has features consistent with FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome). This is not a diagnosis, but a cautionary disclosure.
Aura has developing speech — she can make separate sounds, and will repeat after an adult.
Boy, born July 2006
Multiple congenital malformations, condition similar to CP.
Nevermind the pink — Easton is a boy!
Easton smiles, reacts to familiar adults, toys. Look at that gorgeous smile — are those dimples?
From a family who met him in March 2014:
Easton is an incredibly cheerful little boy. The nannies told us that he is smart and talks with them, though we were also told that he is delayed. In fairness, Easton spends almost all of his time in a crib. He would either be sitting or laying when we saw him.
Easton always seemed to be very aware of what was happening around him. One day when a nanny was getting our son ready for his visit, we did a little dance behind her and Easton laughed. He would often smile brighter when we would wave at him across the room while picking up our son on our visits. I believe Easton would flourish in his own family.
Boy, born December 2012
Congenital pathology of the central nervous system, internal hydrocephalus
This tiny little guy needs a mama's love!
Boy, born October 2013
After-effects of birth trauma – brain affection; open arterial duct (does not need surgery).
Such a sweet, squishy little guy! His head is completely flat on the back.
Tessa (Lora)
Girl, born August 2008
We were recently informed LORA is actually Tessa!
What a little doll Tessa is! She really needs a family — she has a whole host of medical issues.
Mental delay, rickets, strabismus (crossed eyes), epilepsy, and a speech delay. She does not talk at all. She prefers to be alone. Some of her behaviors remind autism but she was not diagnosed with it. Her epilepsy is well controlled by medications. It has been suggested that Tessa may have Angelman Syndrome, but this is not confirmed.
She is able to stand and walk independently. She does not have a diagnosis of CP but she walks unsteadily. She was previously diagnosed with microcephaly.
She deserves a loving family and a chance to reach her potential, not to be hidden away in a mental institution.
Ginny #458
Girl, 10 years old
Ginny has been diagnosed with mental delay with hyperkinetic manifestations; microcephalus; delayed physical development in terms of weight.
She walks and eats independently; throws and catches a ball; holds a pencil properly; listens to and reproduces parts of children's songs; follows simple verbal instructions; helps with performing simple everyday activities; sociable; uses words purposefully so as to express her wishes and assumptions.
George and Martha
Boy, born May 2010
Delay of psychological and speech development, used to have heart defect (oval window that closed), hemangioma, chest deformation.
George can fulfill simple instructions, does not walk very well, has been in the orphanage for 1.5 years.
Girl, born August 2004
Severe mental delays
Martha does not react to her name, does not know colors, does not play with toys. can feed herself, but is not adequate. She would eat banana with skin and candy with cover. She is not potty trained. Her speech is almost not developed.
There is a history of prior neglect; George has better development because he lived in the family less time than Martha, before they were removed.
Down syndrome, Cleft lip / cleft palate, rickets, additional chord of the left heart ventricle, carrier of Hep. C antibodies
UPDATE NOV 2014: Hep C blood test is negative
So glad to have a new pic, isn't he darling!? What a sweetheart! He will be available for adoption in early summer.
Illiana #10-2
Age: 14 Diagnosis: Down syndrome
Illiana has been living in a mental institution for most of her life. She walks, eats and dresses independently; is very sociable; enjoys getting personal attention; recognizes her own as well as other people's emotions – demonstrates attachment, joy and anxiety; indicates when she needs to go to the toilet; freely initiates interactions with the staff, other children and unfamiliar people; behaves well; understands other people's speech; pronounces some words by imitation; selective attitude and preferences in her communication with other children and the staff; uses mimics to show her emotions and attitude.
Illianna has waited a long time for a family and she has very little time left to find one!
Girl, born July 2011
Disorder of the brain, congenital deformity of the hip, bilateral hearing loss, exotropia
Hester is darling! She can hear.
Brandon #11-44
Age: 10
Diagnosis: spastic diplesia cerebral palsy
Brandon is significantly delayed as a result of living in a neglectful situation with no medical care for the first 8 years of his life. He has made a lot of progress in the past couple of years in regards to physical and emotional development.
Brandon had a tenotomy of the adductors of both pelvic joints in 2012. He can roll over and crawl on his stomach. He cannot sit independently at this time. He moves his head in both directions to look at things. He shows an interest in toys and reacts with facial expressions showing happiness when he is interacted with by caregivers. He has a favorite toy and he will crawl to get to the toy. He responds to his name by turning his head when his name is called. He likes water and will hold his hand under the running water. He laughs out loud when adults play with him. He will reach out and hold hands with familiar adults. He eats from a spoon and drinks from a cup. He enjoys listening to music. When he is placed near other children, he will reach out for them and smile when they touch him. He has formed a bond with a 1:1 caregiver that works with him.
The agency representatives that visited him in the fall of 2014 reported that he is very responsive and interactive. They observed him playing with a toy (activating the buttons to make it light up), crawling to get to the toy he wanted, responding to his name and interacting with staff. He has a 1:1 caregiver that spends time with him each day and he was observed interacting with her.
The agency has photos and videos from November 2014.
Boy, born January 2007
CP spastic dyplegia with severe movement disorders, partial atrophy of right eye optic disc, amblyopia of the right eye, cognitive deficiency
Boy, born June 2006
Minimal brain dysfunction, pyramid insufficiency, secondary cardiomyopathy, anomalous chord of the left heart ventricle, hypermobility of hip joints, concomitant alternating convergent squint.
From a family who met him in late 2013:
Stephen was in Riley's groupa. We saw him a lot during our 7 weeks of visits. He stood out because he's 7 yo and taller than the other kids in his groupa of mostly 4-5 yo's. He is a SWEET, sweet boy. He has a great smile with dimples. He's not overly active (not hyper). Very obedient/cooperative and follows instructions and the flow of the groupa well. An easy going kiddo. He doesn't seem to have very significant needs. He functions very "typically", maybe just mild delays. One thing I'll never forget about Stephen… one time when we were invited to watch a performance the kids were putting on, we were one of the only people in the audience. He stood there, singing and doing the body motions to the production just as well as could be. He kept looking right at my husband and I like he was performing just for us. He just seemed to love having someone be there for him and encourage him, and nod and smile and let him know he was doing a good job. He was working so hard to do his best and he did so well! It was sweet and sad all at the same time….knowing we weren't his mama and papa and he didn't have anyone there to give him that recognition forever, that he so appreciated. He would make such a delightful son! We would have brought him home too but were only homestudy approved for one boy. He's in a good orphanage that provides good care and services. But who knows where he'll be transferred to when they no longer have space for him (he's already over age.) I have pictures and video of him. Such a kind, happy little boy….he needs a family!!!
Large families welcome; married couples only.
Boy, born September 2013
Open oval window, open arterial duct Q 25.0, retinopathy, severe delay of psychological and motor development.
Sweet baby Finley will likely need some genetic testing for further diagnosing when he gets home.
Boy, born October 2001
Hydrocephalus, mental delay
From a family who met him in January 2014:
We saw Brad quite a few times while we visited our daughter. Brad is very short for his age, and his head is definitely big proportional to his body. We observed him dancing in a recital two different times. He seemed coordinated. He is curious and intelligent. Brad always had a twinkle in his eye! I would love to talk about Brad to seriously interested parents.
Boy, born May 2004 (old picture)
Visual impairment, slight mental delay without behavioral disorders
Boy, born January 2000
Secondary cardiomyopathy
Eben is a communicative, friendly boy. He studies well at school, and is interested in computer sciences.
Girl, born May 2008
congential defects of development
From a family who met her in January 2014:
Maia is a sweet little girl. She was able to follow orders and do everything that her teacher asked her to do. She doesn't speak but giggled a lot and made some noises. Her doctor said that while she was unsure if Maia would speak, she felt the prognosis was good. Her eyes are crossed. Vision and hearing are otherwise fine. Maia has mental delays and would benefit from focused attention and education. Maia is lively and active and ready for a family who is ready to play!
Boy, born October 2000
Nelson is a quiet boy. He is fond of mathematics and computer science.
Boy, born February 2000
Secondary cardiomyopathy
Edison is a fun loving boy, very active, likes sports, is fond of soccer, average student.
Annie #40-4
Diagnosis: delays in development -report indicates that due to delayed speech, Autism was initially suspected. However, no formal testing has been done and the child's development is continuing to improve.
Annie is 8 years old. Her motor skills are well developed. She walks, runs, catches & throws a ball, climbs, hops on one foot and participates in musical games that require movement. Her fine motor skills are developing as well. She can open/close scissors and is learning to cut with them. She draws on paper, though she is not yet writing letters. She plays with play dough and builds a tower of 12 blocks. She is in the 1st grade and attending school outside the orphanage. She follows verbal directions and responds to her name. She tries to imitate words said by adults. She currently expresses herself non verbally. She is very protective of her possessions. She doesn't often initiate play with the other children, but she will play close to them. She will join in organized group activities for short periods of time and is very emotionally responsive to familiar adults. She needs extra time to complete tasks and has a short attention span. She stops inappropriate behaviors when redirected by an adult. She feeds and dresses herself. Since she is non verbal, she does not yet indicate that she needs to go to the bathroom on her own, so she is taken on a schedule and is completely toilet trained using this method.
Update March 2014:
She was recently transferred to a mental institution.
The child has moderate mental delay and her neuropsychological development is delayed mostly with regards to her speech. However, as you will see in the videos, the girl is repeating words after an adult and trying to pronounce them as the adult does. She knows and shows all her body parts, she knows how to write the first letter of her name. She also tries to write her full name but still has some difficulties as she is changing the order of the letters. The girl understands everything she is told by adults. She follows instructions and does errands. She is very musical. In the videos you will see her perform dance movements when asked by an adult.
It is obvious that this is a lovely, affectionate child, who seeks adults' attention, caress and closeness. She is willing to learn new things and I believe that with a constant family environment, providing her with comfort, encouragement, love and attention and with regular individual sessions with a speech therapist, this child could achieve much more progress in her development.
Additional photos & videos are available.
Klive #272
11 year old boy
Diagnosed with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
The child likes to play soccer, basketball and badminton. He likes physically activities. Klive looks very smile and smart. I think that he does very well at school because there are people who understand him and people that he can speak to. He likes his life at the boarding-school and when we asked him if he wants to back there, he said yes. I am sure that if Klive lives with parents who have commands of sigh language and pay him the needed attention, he will advance a lot as he is very smart and looks really motivated. He is an open, communicative and bright child! He is healthy and active little boy, who for sure will flourish in a family environment!
Klive has normal intellect. Good emotional background. Positive emotions prevail.
Klive is sociable, active, lively, open, and lightly and boldly interacts with people. Has does not have habits for keeping distance. He constantly seeks contact with the children from the group. Shows willingness and cooperates with the adults. He has acquired good manners. He can work individually as well as in group.
Photos are available from the agency.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Boy, born June 2011
Cerebral palsy dyskinetic (hyperkinetic) type
What a little love! Another one who is so young and will greatly benefit from therapy and a family. Someone scoop him up!
Rory has 4 older siblings; 2 of them are in the same region and available for adoption. His available brothers were born in 2006 and 2003.
Boy, born December 2001
Both eyes optic nerves atrophy, symptomatic epilepsy, diffuse nontoxic goiter, chronic tonsillitis.
Trent has not had any epileptic seizures. He cannot see straight (in front of him) but he has averted vision.
Trent is quiet, modest, obedient; studies well. He has no mental delays.
Boy, born August 2000
Hyperkinetic syndrome, ptosis of the left eye, scoliosis, flat feet.
His mother was single and she passed away. He has no siblings.
Every time our facilitation team visits his orphanage, Ricky asks if anyone has inquired about him. He very much wants a family of his own!!!
Ricky is already 14 and is running out of time to be chosen. Please share him and help him find his "forever family".
Brenda #1-9
Age: 4
Diagnosis: microcephaly, mental delays
Brenda has delays in her development. She walks, runs, climbs stairs independently. She is able to thread larger rings, to pull circle out of the tray, to fill and empty box, to turn the pages of a book with thick covers, to arrange a tower of 2-10 cubes, arranges puzzles. She prefers to play by herself. Her speech is delayed, though she does respond to her name. She feeds herself with a spoon and drinks from a cup.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Sawyer and Finn
Sawyer – older brother (wearing orange)
Boy, born January 2002
Farsightedness, astigmatism
Finn – younger brother
Boy, born March 2005
Congenital cleft palate, inguinal hernia, scrotocele, developmental delays
Tina #417
Diagnosis: Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
Tina has been diagnosed with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, which is characterized by short stature, learning difficulties and distinct facial features. She was born with a heart condition that was surgically repaired. She can roll over and support herself up on her hands. All 4 of her limbs appear to have weak muscle tone, which could be a result of spending prolonged amounts of time in her crib. She will hold a toy in her hand and watch it. She makes eye contact with caregivers and eats from a spoon.
Additional photos of Tina are available.
Update from a family who met her in Nov 2013:
We visited her first during our November visit to Bulgaria. She is absolutely beautiful. She is very sweet and was happy to be held. She clearly has likes and dislikes and is able to make that clear. We spent a lot of time walking with her when she got restless from laying or sitting for too long. I was able to feed her one afternoon. She has some feeding issues and needs to eat pureed or soft foods. She enjoys eating and showed, by her eagerness, which foods were her favorite. She did not show any signs of recognizing her caregivers and showing any varying emotion for different people. We were told that she has not connected to any of her caregivers or show recognition of them. We had an evaluation done on her medical file by our local International Adoption Center. They told us that given what is reported in her MRI that she has fluid where she should have brain matter so her functioning level will likely not make major gains. I can't say enough how lovely she is and sweet. She showed preference for toys and loves to put things in her mouth! We very much enjoyed our time with her.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Rhonda #445
Diagnosis: Hydrocephalus
Rhonda is VERY alert and aware. In 2012, her head measurement was 71cm. It has not grown since that time. She's learning to push herself around in a wheelchair. She can control her head and hold it up, but still requires support to sit up. She loves being upright and gets upset when left laying for long periods of time. She sits in a positioning chair and loves it. She manipulate with objects-she puts cubes one on top of the other, puts wide rings on a fixed axis, she inlays 5 cubes with different sizes one into the other. She concentrates for longer time when doing something that is interesting for her. She likes listening to music and will share her toys with other children. She follows simple directions.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Boy, born January 2011
Cerebral palsy – spastic diplegia; blindness of both eyes; hernia; valgus feet; cardiovascular system malformations
Mario #34
Boy, Age: 8
Diagnosis: Mild mental delays
Mario was transferred from an orphanage setting to a foster family home in 2012 and ever since then he is constantly progressing and compensating his delays. He enjoys walks in the park, visits at the zoo and loves to go to the swimming pool. He is an affectionate and kind-hearted boy who truly deserves to have a family of his own.
Additional photos available.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Mikah #11-43
Boy, Age: 12
Diagnosis: hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy
Mikah lived the first 10 years of his life in an orphanage where his physical and emotional needs were severely neglected. Drastic improvements have been made to Mikah's care in the past 3 years and he's shown significant growth both physically and emotionally during that time. He is now receiving physical therapy, spending his days actively engaged with other children and adults and having all of his medical and nutritional needs met. He makes eye contact and actively interacts with adults and other children. He can sit up unassisted and will play will people who interact with him (mimics patty cake and other games). He's gentle with younger children and often interacts with children as young as 3 years old. He likes to play with a ball and roll it back and forth to another person. He enjoys listening to children's music. He responds to his name and will follow some simple directions.
The agency representatives that visited him in the fall of 2014 reported that he was very happy and engaged during their visit. He was observed in a setting with children of various ages. The care givers reported that he is a gentle child who enjoys receiving attention. He actively engaged with the visitors, giving hugs and kisses, mimicking hand gestures and playing games. He is significantly delayed for his age. However, the improvements seen in the past couple of years indicate that he has great potential when he has access to appropriate care and attention.
The agency has photos and videos from November 2014
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Vandy #3-11
Boy, Age: 6
Diagnosis: Poly-malformative syndrome – facial dysmorphism, microretrognathia, underdeveloped and deformed right ear with mildly narrowed ear canal; Congenital cardiac malformation – almost closed perimembranous inter-chamber defect with mild left-right shunt; Kidney anomaly – ectopic right kidney; Atopic dermatitis; Lagging behind in the neuro-psychical development.
We have several photos and video clips of him. A current update on his development is coming soon.
Kristopher #4-5
Diagnosis: congenital cataract of both eyes and congenital glaucoma
Cytomegaloviral Infection that was passed to him from his birth mother
Kristopher is 1 year old. He's had 2 eye surgeries already and needs surgery for both cataracts. He's been seen by an opthamologist 10 times since arriving at the orphanage when he was 4 months old.
He is just beginning to learn to crawl. He has good head control and attempts to pull himself up. He is making combinations of sounds. He picks up toys and moves them closer to him. He enjoys interactions with caregivers and smiles when they come close to him. He expresses his pleasure by babbling to get their attention and then cheering when they respond. He laughs loudly and plays with toys with initiative. He is beginning to interact with other children. He is receiving physical therapy, speech therapy and basic instruction to foster his social development.
UPDATE (April 2012):
UPDATE Jan 2014:
Kristopher currently lives in a family style group home with several other children. He's receiving therapy daily. Updates on his development are coming soon.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Dorothy #503
Girl, born June 2010
Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, Recurrent urinary tract infections, Hypotrophy second degree, Delay in the neuropsychological development
Dorothy walks independently, tries to run; understands and follows simple instructions; manipulates with toys and objects; holds a pencil and scribbles with it; produces random sounds. The child manifests emotional deficit – performs stereotypic movements, demonstrates self-aggression. She likes listening to music and she tries to dance. She loves to swing on a swing and does so with great pleasure.
Since her placement in a foster family, Dorothy has started responding to emotional stimulation with far more diverse facial expressions as compared to before. She is currently in a process of enriching her notions and acquiring self-service skills and habits. Some progress is seen as regards her social and emotional development as well as her fine motor skills.
Additional information is available from the agency.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Angie #443
Girl, Age: 6
Diagnosis: Delayed mental development
She has well developed gross motor skills. Her fine motor skills are slightly delayed. She uses 30-40 words purposefully and can repeat words after an adult says them. She communicates using short sentences. She follows 2 step commands and expresses satisfaction once she's completed an assigned task. She dresses/undresses herself and enjoys selecting her own clothes and shoes to wear. She loves listening to music and participating in musical games. She cleans up her toys when she's done playing.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Beau #442
Beau is nearly 12 years old. He has Hydrocephalus after shunt installation and mild mental delay. According to the latest check-up, the shunt is functioning very well.
The boy is joyful, playful and active. He is outgoing and enjoys interacting with other children. He is not aggressive or confrontational. The boy is adaptive and is well-settled in his environment. According to the staff in the institution he likes drawing, listening to music, training aikido and cricket, adapted for children.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Phil #435
This 13-year-old boy has hemophilia A and bronchial asthma. His psychological development is age-correspondent. He is an inquisitive boy with a specific interest in music. He is emotionally stable and independent in his everyday life.
Updated photos and information are coming shortly.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Molly and Marcey #
Age: 10
Diagnosis: Cerebral Palsy- quadriplegic
The girls were raised by their birth family until they were 3 years old. They both have CP that effects all 4 limbs. Both girls recently had tendon release surgery to extend range of motion in their knees. Both girls suffer from muscle spasms common in children with CP, which impacts their motor skills.
Both girls can independently roll over and sit in a supported seat controlling their head and upper body with proper supports for their legs. Both girls will engage and interact with other children and caregivers by following movement with their eyes/head, reacting with laughter or spontaneous sounds and reaching for toys. Both girls have good hand/eye coordination and can reach for and grasp a toy/object and move it to their mouth. The girls are placed in adaptive chairs in the main group area so that they can observe and interact with other children, which they enjoy. The recommendation for their future care includes physical therapy to address joint contractures and prevent future ones, medication/treatment options to address muscle spasms, speech therapy and exposure to other peer models.
Because we only have these children's file for a short time, they will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for them.
Lexi #4010
Age: 6
Diagnosis: Ataxic cerebral palsy
Significant features of FAS
Lexi is delayed in all aspects of her development, but continues to make improvements. She can feed herself with a spoon and get herself undressed. She is time trained with toileting and "rarely uses her diaper". She can walk while holding on to the hand of an adult and has started taking a few steps independently. She crawls and is able to go up the stairs while holding on to the support rail. She continues to make improvements with motor skills. She plays with toys and her attention span continues to improve. She interacts with other children and will sit next to them and play. She is not aggressive, but if another child takes her toy, she will take it back. She gets very excited when she sees a known adult. She is attending school.
The agency also has video available for interested families.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Tera #26-5
Age: 12
Diagnosis: dysplasia of right pelvic joint – condition after surgery. 50 % degree of disability without others' help, was determined
Tera is 12 years old. She just completed 5th grade and is doing very well in all aspects of her development. She has age appropriate gross motor skills. She sings, recites rhymes and says her favorite subjects are math, drawing (crafts) and physical exercise. She can read and write well.
Additional photos and videos from June 2013 are available for interested families.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Down syndrome
NEW PHOTO OF HARLEY!!!! Such a light in her eyes, she needs a FAMILY. She can be adopted with Dylan, if a family is approved and interested!
From one of our adoptive families who met her in August 2014: " Harley was so sweet and gentle. She reached for my hands several times and is very aware of her surroundings. She is walking and just a gentle little love. However, she knows how to express her dislikes as well. One of the other children was crowding her and she did not like it so she let her know in no uncertain terms that she was not pleased. She really is a doll!"
From someone who met her in 2013:
It is so difficult to believe we celebrated Harley's 13th birthday when we visited the orphanage. She's so very tiny and still very much a baby. She is very loving and sweet. She clings to you when you hold her and always smiles when you bounce her up and down and tickle you. She doesn't walk or talk, and is very limited. Harley is capable of walking with assistance and can take a few steps on her own if you push her hard enough! She can babble a little bit.
Update March 2014:
This little girl has spunk! She is now walking while holding hands with the nanny, and has opinions of her own about exactly who she will walk with and when she will do it. She may look like a 5 year old in size, but she has a ton of personality and independence! She seemed quite obedient, as they asked her to sit in her bed for a bit while they got her things together.
She doesn't speak that I heard, but is very observant and watched everything that was going on. Her receptive language skills seem much better than her expressive ones, since she nodded and complied with everything they asked, even though she had just woken up and seemed a bit bleary eyed. The staff said she has a very good attention span. She is very cute – so tiny for her age- she looks just like a kindergartner, not a 14 year old.
Boy, born September 2004
Mental delays; he does not talk. He is very active.
From someone who met him in 2013:
Brayden looks to be about 4 years old, not 9. He's a very energetic and happy little boy. He would always run up to the missionaries. He is in the same groupa as Collier. He loved it when we went outside, and when the older boys swung him around. He also loved swinging on the bench swing and on one of the bouncy cars. He has some speech sounds, but it is very difficult to understand. Brayden is also very caring, and has the most infectious smile. I believe he would be a very good fit in a family.
Update March 2014:
He is a very enthusiastic and high energy little guy with obvious microcephaly. He spoke, but very minimally, and makes a lot of other noises- squeals and such. he is very assertive, especially when it comes to getting something he wants (like candy and fruit!) and seems to have poor proprioceptive input, and is unaware of how frequently he bounces into people and things lol (very common with FAS, and typically addressed through an improved sensory diet and occupational therapy, for more info, read about the Out of Sync Child). He seems like a sweet little boy.
Sweet girl doesn't have a great picture, but you can still see how lovely she looks. She seems so serious – would love to see her smiling, with her new family!
Boy, born July 2007
Convergent squint (operated), slight mental delay, fetal alcohol syndrome, epileptic reaction (affective-respiratory seizures), nanism of somatogenic genesis
Jamison #470
Boy, born 2005
Moderate mental delays, speech delays
Jamison could benefit from additional therapies. He does not establish verbal contact. He pronounces unintelligible sounds and reacts when his name is called. He communicates with few children but initiates interaction with adults. He has good play skills, and he has good basic hygiene.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Mindie #444
Girl, born 2006
Moderate hydrocephaly; spina bifida (post op); Bilateral club foot
Mindie is sitting up independently, but not yet walking. She has been diagnosed with Prematurity, moderate internal hydrocephaly, Spina bifida /the defect has been closed through a plastic surgery/, paraplegia inferior, pes equinovarus bilateralis. According to the staff at her orphanage it's more likely that her hydrocephaly is a stationed one which is probably the reason why she has not had a shunt surgery.
The agency has additional information available for inquiring families. Photo from 2013.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Gabby #HA
Girl, born 2009
microcephaly; cerebral palsy – spastic quadriparesis; Congenital heart malformation, severe developmental delays
Sweet Gabby has some significant needs. Gabby was at one time declared unfit for travel by medical professionals. A family would need to be prepared for that possibility.
The agency has additional information and videos available for inquiring families.
From a family who has met her: I have met this child and reviewed all of her medical records. I've spoken at length to the director (who is a doctor) about her needs. I have touched her and spoken to her and prayed over her. I've written an accurate description of her here, if you'd like to accurately reflect her needs. She is completely unresponsive to touch and voices. It sounds cruel, but the reality is that all she does is breathe. She did not move the entire time I was in the room. There was no reaction at all to my touch. Her eyes fluttered, but I honestly think it was involuntary eye movement. I am not a doctor and I would LOVE to be wrong. But US doctors have looked at her brain scans and said that she does not have a brain".
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Serene #427
Girl, age 12
Serene has been diagnosed with epilepsy in 2013. She is sociable and has established habits. She loves going to school – she attends a mainstream school and demonstrates specific interest in Maths.
The agency has videos available; she introduces herself, tells where she lives and studies; that she likes watching movies and traveling; write; answers positively when asked if she would like to be adopted and live with a family.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Jace #37
Boy, Age: 7
Diagnosis: cognitive delays
Jace was placed in foster care at the age of 4. He was given a diagnosis of infantile Autism in 2011. That diagnosis has been questioned, based on Jace's development and lack of indicators for Autism. He has been attending a day program for children with special needs for over 2 years and he continues to progress in all aspects of his development.
We will receive an updated report on his current development soon. Reports from 2012 indicate that at that time, his gross motor skills are not delayed. He walks, runs, climbs stairs independently, etc. He can feed himself, was beginning to toilet train & was mastering other self-help skills such as getting dressed/undressed without assistance. He interacts with other children and adults. He plays with toys. His expressive speech is delayed, but he does understand what is said to him.
There are several additional photos and videos of him from 2012. In the videos, he is playing with toys, making eye contact and responding (by following directions) when spoken to. New photos and videos will be available soon.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Ember #426 OD
Girl, 13 years old
Mild developmental delays
Ember was placed in an orphanage due to the parents' neglect and there is some evidence of abuse in the family. The girl has overcome her past and is now progressing and developing her potential – enjoys going to school and demonstrates the skills she acquired at school with pleasure; she is emotionally stable and her dominant mood is positive. She is usually lively, cheerful and talkative. She communicates well with the children and is taking care of newly placed and younger children by protecting them and comforting them. She has started to more and more explicitly claim a leadership position in the group of children. She has extensive interests and enjoys taking part in creative activities.
The girl has a positive idea of a family and longs to have a family.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Remo #16
Boy, 10 years old
moderate mental delay
Good physical development. He is sociable and tries taking part in dialogues with short, simple sentences, accompanied by gestures. He is curious and eager to learn. He is not aggressive to his peers. He eagerly participates in different games. The child seeks contact with adults. He has normal physical development for his age. He actively participates in different games.
He is a very lively, energetic, radiant and friendly boy who wins you over the moment you meet him. The child is well built and is always eager to learn new things. He is not shy, initiates contact easily and openly demonstrates his great desire to have his own mommy and daddy.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, he will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for him.
Mary Ellen #23
Age: 2
Diagnosis: Arnold-Chiari syndrome; hydrocephalus (shunt installed); spina bifida aperta-surgically repaired; stabismus; frequent bladder infections that are being treated
UPDATE: "She is turning two in February. She speaks her first words and loves any attention she can get. She had surgical correction of her spine and a shunt installed to reduce fluid on her brain." "Recently the shunt that keeps her from having too much fluid on her brain failed and she underwent surgery again. The sweet baby who sought contact is now avoiding eye contact. While her physical issues have been met her emotional needs are suffering."
became clear that following the revision of her VP shunt at the end of 2013, there are some negative effects on her vision and possibly her hearing. She does not fixate her eyes or follow a moving object with her eyes anymore. Her condition as of now will have to be further clarified.
She is not speaking, does not tolerate even being touched without screaming, has ZERO reaction to sound and no indication that she has any vision (doesn't track objects moving in front of her face or even blink). We only have a very short video clip of her that is current, but the little girl in the photo you have posted and the info at the top of her report is sadly no longer the same child that is available for adoption. I desperately want to see this little one find a family, but her needs should be very clearly listed upfront.
Photos and videos are available, along with detailed medical reports.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Ariel #237 OD
Girl, 12 years old
mild mental delay, clinically healthy.
Ariel has well developed fine and gross motor skills. She has age-appropriate speech development. She has very good abilities for adaptation. She is mild-tempered, friendly, sensitive, sociable and patient girl who likes completing tasks and being praised. She enjoys taking part in group activities, singing and dancing; According to the orphanage's experts, the child marks positive development and has the capacity to develop her skills further when placed in a family environment.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Kyra #421 OD
This 7-year-old girl has the following special needs: cheilognathopalatoschisis (cleft lip, -maxilla, and -palate) – in a condition after 3 corrective surgeries; severe mental delay; congenital childhood cataract – in a condition after surgical correction of both eyes; secondary glaucoma of the left eye; II-degree hypotrophy; self-aggressive behaviors and other generalized developmental disorders.
She produces random syllables and walks when led by one hand. From the age of 4 to the age of 5, for certain periods of time she was included twice in the program "Granny's grandchild" with two different "grannies", after which their relationships were terminated. Following the separations, severe manifestations of negativism and self-aggression were unlocked.
Because we only have this child's file for a short time, she will not be able to receive donations until a family is found for her.
Clayton and Caleb
Twin boys, born August 2010
Clayton has Cerebral palsy.
Caleb has been diagnosed with Flail legs, superior spastic paraplegia, focal symptomatic epilepsy.
Please help us find them a family, where they can grow up together and reach their full potential!
From someone who met them in 2013:
(Brother 1) He is in with a much younger groupa. He goes outside twice daily when it is nice, and this orphanage does physical therapy five times a week. He makes eye contact, but is in his own little world until you talk directly to him. He appears kind of zoned out, and then I said his name and stroked his cheek and his whole body came to life, just longing to be touched and tickled. He arched his back and smiled, but I wasn't allowed to pick him up. He has grown too long for his stroller. I put a velcro wrist rattle on him and he purposefully moved his left arm to interact with it immediately. He is well nourished there, but he will really need a mama's touch to help him grow. His teeth look like they are in great shape. He uses his arms, but I did not see him move his legs, though he was certainly wiggling from one side to the other and is a kid who would really like to be on the move! He is not in the same groupa as his brother. Kids are generally grouped by what they are eating, and his brother was in the groupa for kids doing formula and purees. I think he may be on only formula still. It was so hard to leave him behind!
(Brother 2) Several days later, I saw who I thought was the same child in a different stroller, but the nannies corrected me when I called him by his brothers name, slowly communicating that this was his twin brother. They look SO much alike! The first day I saw him, he was badly in need of a diaper change and I showed the nannies. He was laying flat on his back in the outdoor playpen, and when I came back to return my daughter to the groupa, he was still there an hour later, unchanged in diaper and position. The next day I saw him, though, one of the sweet nannies was playing music on her ipod, and he was laying close to her in a stroller. Although he didn't interact with the music, he was very quick to respond to my voice. The second I stopped talking, he stopped smiling and zoned out again. But, he was so responsive to touch and baby talk! He pushed his body around in the stroller with his legs AND arms, and had a lot of good neck strength. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he is only being limited by the assumptions of his diagnosis. As we left our daughter's groupa for the last time, we saw him being lovingly carried down to his physical therapy appointment. I think it was a sign of good things to come for these boys!
Neither boy is using meaningful speech, though both babble. Videos available. Wonderful region to adopt from, especially if one parent needs to stay alone for a time.
Girl, born November 2005
slight mental delay, flat feet, convergent squint, vision impairment
Krista will be available in Feb. 2014
Boy, born March 2005
Cerebral palsy, lower spastic paraparesis, delay of mental development of the child with organic lesion of the central nervous system, bilateral uranostaphyloschisis after plastic surgery, subatrophy of both eyes' optic nerves, shortsightedness of both eyes, horizontal nystagmus, flat feet
Boy, born 2005
Luca is all boy! He adores mechanical devices and toys, with any action involved. He can spend a long time concentrating, studying the secrets of mechanics. Most of the time he plays alone as it isn't easy for him to interact with others. When he gets tired of talking he goes to a corner and sits there for a long time. There are not many chances for him to be alone at the orphanage.
Luca prefers routines; it's hard for him to deal with changes in his surroundings. The usual routine, having the same people around and things in usual places create for him an illusion of steadiness and reliability in his world. It calms him down and gives him some confidence. Unfortunately, soon Luca will have to drastically change his life. But, it would be better for him if he gets used to a foster home than to the institution.
Although he is a thin boy, he likes to eat. His mood changes like the weather on a spring day. He could be crying one moment and the next moment laughing. Classes are not always interesting to him but. He appreciates when some adults help him with his homework.
Boy, born November 2002
From a family who met him, May 2014:
Raul is a very engaging young man. He is full of smiles and really likes learning English. He has a few words and some sentences already his belt. He will try to have a conversation with you and will repeat what you say in an effort to understand you. He prefers to be in the presence of adults verse many of his peers. He is very professional in a business-like manner when he speaks with you and how he dresses. You will often find him in his school uniform. He loves to carry around his green brief case with a frog on it. He is ready to make a deal. He is not one to be found playing sports or soccer on the field but engaging in conversation or helping the adult supervisors in the boarding school. He is very well liked by the staff and helpful to them. He loves swimming and just being near you. He is very receptive to hugs and willing to give and take them. He is one to grab your hand, hold it while you walk and it just makes his day!
Girl, born March 2003
Moderate mental delays; Microcephaly; Acquired deformity of chest and rib; Scoliosis
Girl, born Jan. 2004
Down syndrome, Severe mental delays, Congenital malformation of heart, unspecified; Kyphosis and lordosis (curved spine); malnutrition
Aislinn is in urgent need of an adoptive family. She is already 8 and in an institution. Please share her need!
Married couples only. Large families and older parents welcome. Travel required.
Boy, born December 2009
Tetraparesis (which sounds like a degree of Cerebral palsy, or muscular weakness due to time in a crib)
Ulysses is blind; he won't have much of a life in an institution, but he can THRIVE in a family! Give this dear boy a chance at the world, help find his family.
He was born at 24 weeks. He can't speak but can understand everything. Ulysses is unable to walk but is trying to stand up. Will pull up to his knees.
Large families and older parents welcome.
Boy, born Feb 2006
Birth defect of central nervous system, hydrocephalus, mental delays, manifest deviation, cardipathy and protein-calorie deficiency
Elijah needs a family asap, because he needs constant care, and at the orphanage he doesn't receive it. They fed him with wheat cream only and how he is feeling sick all the time, it's hard to feed him, so that at orphanages he just remains hungry sometimes.
He can walk and likes music and playing with mobile phones. He likes watching TV and doesn't speak much.
Elijah really responds well to a male caregiver — he needs a Papa of his very own!
From a missionary who visited in August 2014: " A beautiful little boy. He is doing so much better, he loves to walk. He needs someone to hold his hand as is too scared to walk alone just yet. He still has some self harming behaviors and lets you know when he's not happy! But most of the time he is calm and has the cutest giggle. "
From someone who met him summer 2013:
Elijah is a beautiful, sweet child. He is nonverbal but he occasionally makes some noises. Unfortunately, when I saw him he had to be restrained most of the time because he would hit himself and bang his head … hard. He now has a one-on-one caregiver, and I hear he is doing very well. Elijah likes to watch tv, and he loves musical toys. When you play music for him, he just lights up in a huge smile. He has an infectious laugh. While I was visiting, Elijah had surgery to fix a malfunctioning shunt. I was able to visit him in the hospital. The dedication of the man who is now his personal caregiver was amazing. Elijah can walk with support, and he loves to be held and cuddled. This little blond-haired child looks like an angel, and he would bring nothing but joy to a family's life.
Boy, born September 2002
Severe mental delays
It wasn't clear if Julian was just sitting in the chair, or if he's not walking.
Boy, September 2003
Down syndrome, severe mental delays
Brooks is also believed to have FAS, as well.
Boy, born December 2003
Down syndrome
Paul is almost 10 years old. He is living in an institution and needs a family so badly.


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The ONLY1 Internet Guide To Solving The Classic Cohen – Springsteen Conundrum
With the start of the Leonard Cohen 2008 World Tour fast approaching, it becomes increasingly urgent to publish the special supplement to the A Leonard Cohen Primer: The Not Too Big, Not Too Little Pyritic Book Of Leonard Cohen, How To Behave At A Leonard Cohen Concert, in hopes of preventing the kind of faux pas that can cause not only acute humiliation or disappointment but could also mar ones social standing and self-confidence – and possibly go on ones permanent record.
As an introduction to this guide, I will present a problematic scenario of the sort all too likely to occur during the Tour and then provide a few clues for recognizing this situation in order that the concert-goer can take whatever corrective action may be necessary.
The Concert Scenario
You are somewhat uneasy upon noting that the words and tune to Leonard Cohen's "Dance Me To The End Of Love" don't seem to be exactly like you remember them but comfort yourself with the knowledge that Cohen has been known to continue revising songs for years after they are first published and that, as his voice has changed over the years, the arrangements of some numbers (and his guitar tuning) have shifted. Heck, he's even been known to forget the lyrics to his own songs when he was younger.2
Still, something doesn't seem quite right.
If it then appears that Leonard Cohen has pulled a girl from the audience and is dancing with her on stage, you should be aware that there is at least a moderate chance that you've somehow ended up at a Bruce Springsteen concert and that the song isn't "Dance Me To The End Of Love" but "Dancing In The Dark."3
Take a close look at the singer. Which of the performers pictured below does he most resemble – the individual on the left or the one on the right?
If the singer on stage tends to look more like the guy on the left – well, my friend, you may indeed be watching Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey rocker, rather than Leonard Cohen, Canadian crooner.
Not that there is necessarily anything wrong with that.
But you can see how it might be a tad awkward.
Which is why Heck Of A Guy offers …
The Guide To Distinguishing Between Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen Performances
Not everyone can afford those $825 tickets for seats within sight of the stage. Therefore, as a public service for folks in the third balcony SRO section, I offer these clues to help recognize – as early in the concert as possible – which of my favorite Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members, both of whom have tours planned in 2008, they are watching:
- Born in the USA: Bruce Springsteen
Born with the gift of a golden voice: Leonard Cohen - Countin' On A Miracle: Bruce Springsteen
Waiting For The Miracle: Leonard Cohen - Sherry Darling, Rosalita, Maria (or Maria's Bed), Janey, Gloria, Mary Queen of Arkansas, Bobby Jean: Bruce Springsteen
Marianne, Suzanne, Bernadette, Nancy. Jane: Leonard Cohen - I've seen the future of rock n' roll, & its name is Bruce Springsteen: Bruce Springsteen
I have seen the future and it is murder: Leonard Cohen - Sings about a State Trooper: Bruce Springsteen
Sings about the Jazz Police: Leonard Cohen - 10th Avenue: Bruce Springsteen
Boogie Street: Leonard Cohen - Tell 'em all they can kiss our asses goodbye: Bruce Springsteen
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye: Leonard Cohen - A wedding coat and a union card on ones nineteenth birthday: Bruce Springsteen
A famous blue raincoat with a tear at the shoulder: Leonard Cohen - Ain't nobody talking 'cause everybody knows: Bruce Springsteen
That's how it goes / Everybody knows: Leonard Cohen - Bird on a wire outside [his] motel room:4 Bruce Springsteen
Like a bird on the wire: Leonard Cohen - Kisses that burn or Kisses that used to turn [one] inside out: Bruce Springsteen
A Thousand Kisses Deep: Leonard Cohen - Jesus Was An Only Son: Bruce Springsteen
Jesus Was A Sailor: Leonard Cohen - South Side sisters [that] sure look pretty: Bruce Springsteen
Sisters of mercy [that] are not departed or gone: Leonard Cohen - Maybe we ain't that young anymore:5 Bruce Springsteen
Well my friends are gone and my hair is grey
I ache in the places where I used to play:6 Leonard Cohen - I'm On Fire: Bruce Springsteen
Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen - Hungry Heart: Bruce Springsteen
Heart With No Companion: Leonard Cohen - Glory Days: Bruce Springsteen
Morning Glory: Leonard Cohen - The Boss: Bruce Springsteen
The Poet: Leonard Cohen
The Lord Byron Of Rock 'n Roll: Leonard Cohen
The Bard Of The Boudoir: Leonard Cohen
Grandson Of The Prince Of Grammarians: Leonard Cohen
Master Of Erotic Despair: Leonard Cohen
Master Of Romantic Despair: Leonard Cohen
High Priest Of Pathos: Leonard Cohen
Poet Laureate Of Pessimism: Leonard Cohen
Grocer Of Despair: Leonard Cohen
Prophet of Despair: Leonard Cohen
Poet Laureate Of Commitophobes: Leonard Cohen
Bard Of Bedsits: Leonard Cohen
Dr. Kevorkian Of Song: Leonard Cohen
Beautiful Creep: Leonard Cohen
The Ladies' Man: Leonard Cohen
Beautiful Creep: Leonard Cohen - Collaborates musically and romantically with woman who was his backup singer and who has her own album:
Well, never mind that one
- At time of publication [↩]
- See The Man Who Wrote Suzanne A Hundred Years Ago [↩]
- There is also the chance that it is 1984, when Bruce used to do the dancing with the girl from the audience thing, but you get the idea. [↩]
- We would also accept, "The early bird catches the fuckin' worm" [↩]
- Written when Springsteen was 24 [↩]
- Written when Cohen was 54 [↩]


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Koh Phangan Phangan Beach Resort
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112/1 Moo 1, Ban Tai
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We are conveniently located near the sleepy fishing village of Baan Tai, between Thongsala and Haad Rin. Whether you are looking for somewhere to relax during the day, party the night away at the full moon or just want to explore the island, Phangan Beach Resort will be the perfect place for you!
Phangan Beach Resort has beach front and sea view bungalows all in the 850 to 2100 Baht price range. All rooms have a balcony and private bathroom.
The resort is conveniently located near the sleepy fishing village at Baan Tai, between Thong sala and Haad Rin. The wooden natural style bungalows are set in a tropical coconut garden on the beach.
Choose your required bungalow to suit your needs. Fan rooms come with a standard cold water shower, air-conditioned garden bungalows come with hot or cold showers, cable TV and a fridge. Bungalows on the beach front all have hot and cold water, cable TV and a fridge. No bungalows at our resort have shared facilities. A private 140 meter beach guarantees you the chance to relax in peace and great views of our sister island of Koh Samui and the Angthong national park.
You will witness some of the best sunsets on the island later on in the year. Flavoursome western and Thai food is served at the restaurant and a pool table is available for everyone to enjoy a game. Whether you are looking for somewhere to relax during the day, want to explore the island or party the night away in the light of the famous full moon; Phangan Beach Resort will be the perfect place for you.
Estimated time distance from the parties of Koh Phangan
Full moon 15 minutes
Half moon 5 minutes
Black moon 5 minutes
All times are taxi journey times
Please reconfirm your booking no later than 5 days before your arrival, we normally have a waiting list around full moon, as it gets very busy around these dates, so confirmation regarding your arrival time is very important, checking in on full moon day itself is not recommended, and all customers should be advised that, if there is no re confirmation or have not checked in by 1pm (full moon day only) the room will be released.if the resort does recieve confirmation and the room is not then cancelled before the 48 deadline please be aware that the resort will charge the customer the full amount of the booking to the credit card details supplied
Please note
cancellations must be sent directly to the phangan beach resort email address supplied with your booking, a minimum of 48 hours prior to your arrival, failure of this condition will result in a one night charge on the credit card details supplied, during full moon periods and Christmas/new year, non cancellations or no shows will result in the full amount being charged to the given credit card details.
Cancellation on arrival will be subject to payments of 100% of the remaining nights, deposits and payments are non refundable.
- Motorbike and jeep rental
- Travel booking
- Internet and e-mail
- Restaurant serving Thai and Western cuisine
- Safety deposit box
extra bed service in room, subject to cost and availability)
- Fishing trips
- Island boat trips
- Beach volleyball
- Wakeboarding
- Waterskiing
-muay thai gymnasium
Dive courses, from discover scuba to dive master
Phangan Beach Resort down a small sand track off the main Thongsala to Ban Tai road, well sign posted and easy to find.
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Customize your training sessions with the Garmin ® Forerunner ® 210. This GPS-enabled sport watch allows you to create customized interval sessions and see your pace for each interval. Record your time, pace and distance on outdoor runs with the ability to take the same capabilities to the gym with the foot pod (not included). HotFix ® satellite prediction attains satellites quickly and efficiently.
- Precisely tracks distance, time and pace with every run
- Compatible with heart rate monitor
- Lets you plan, review and share your runs on Garmin Connect™
- Great for training indoors and outdoors
- Allows you to create customized interval sessions and see your pace for each interval
- Has five heart rate zones that you can customize based on your exact zones
- GPS accurately tracks your run's time, pace and distance
- Works with certain indoor fitness equipment so you can track and store data from a treadmill or bike
- Track, share and compare your data with Garmin Connect™ data analysis
- Uses HotFix® satellite prediction, locking satellites in quickly and precisely
- High sensitivity GPS receiver stays locked onto satellites for precise readings - even under trees or near buildings
- Included: Forerunner 210 GPS Watch, AC charger, Charging/Data Clip, Manuals
- Battery: Re-chargeable lithium-ion
- Battery life: Three weeks in watch mode; eight hours in training mode
- Water resistant: Yes
- History: 1,000 laps
- Display size: 1.0" x 1.0"
- Display resolution: 52 x 30
- Dimensions: 1.8" x 2.7" x .6"
- Weight: 1.8 oz
- Style: 010-00863-34
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Country of Origin: Taiwan
Web ID: 12407199
Customer Reviews:
Garmin Forerunner 210 GPS Watch
miss it
Used watch with GPS tracking constantly. Had a cheaper Polar that always indicated erroneous HR which was frustrating since I run at peak HR. This HR monitor, GPS tracking and satellite connectivity was GREAT. I even wore the watch while golfing to check out my drive distances. At some point i lost it on a golf course and now it istime for another.
January 5, 2015
Love the watch / Quality issue
Love the watch but had to send back to Garmin for replacement because of condensation under the face. Could not read watch with the amount of condensation that built up.
Garmin C/S was great and offered easy replacement program
February 18, 2014
The watch took at least 1 minute to find satellites every time, no matter where I went. Many times the watch lost satellites in the middle of runs. Saving function was sporadic and not intuitive. Didn't always connect to computer correctly. GPS tracking was a bit off. I always exactly retrace my path, but the watch said I made several blatantly inaccurate changes. $150 was about $100 too much to pay for this.
February 6, 2014
Love it!
This was my first garmin watch and I love it! I am a high school cross country and track runner so this has been helping a lot with my pacing. The only thing is I recommend buying the footpod as well because it doesn't retrieve satellite signal inside, which when you live in Northwest PA, running outside isn't always an option. Overall I am very impressed with this great watch at a reasonable price! I also considered buying the garmin 10 when I was looking into purchasing a watch, but it only displays either time or mileage, mileage or calories, or mileage and pace. If you are a serious runner I wouldn't downgrade to the cheaper garmin watches. This watch allows you to know time, pace, and miles at all times! At the end of a workout it also tells you how many calories have been burned and your average pace. Also you can use coupons to get a discount on this item!
January 18, 2014
So much better than the 405
Great watch for running. I had the Forerunner 405 which had the touch bezel. What a nightmare that was! Anyway, this watch is basic, easy to use and used with Garmin connect tracks your distance, pace, heartrate, calories burned etc...Maybe not as flexible in terms of display options but provides you the info you need. Easy to use and set up. Very intuitive. Especially if you've had a Garmin previously.
January 13, 2014
I just returned the 210. I was disappointed with not having the option of keeping the backlight on at all times... I run in the dark 95% of the time and hate the fact I have to hit the light buttom many times during my run... This watch is for someone who wants a very basic running watch and doesn't care to use the backlight very often... I ordered the 310xt in place
January 2, 2014
Great Watch!
This watch picks up satellite signal much more quickly than my last Garmin (the 405). In my opinion it has all the features that most distance runners need. I do marathons and ultras, and it has worked well for everything I've needed.
My only complaint is that the main screen is not as customizable as I hoped. I like to see average pace for the run as well as instantaneous pace, but on this watch you have to choose one or the other, and it will display in the bottom field. The other two fields are time and distance, and those are also fixed.
December 13, 2013
Great Watch
Easy to use watch. Does everything I need to train for my marathons.
November 3, 2013
ladies garmin 210
This gps watch is great. It keeps up even in the woods! The ladies version fits great and I have small wrists. I was afraid it may be a bit bulky but it is made smaller than the men's style. User friendly!
October 6, 2013
The screen features on the Gramin Forerunner 201 are ideal for running. It displays distance, time and current pace while on the run. Dont waste money on the lower end Garmin's; within two month you will want to upgrade. I run 10+ half/full marathons a year and am always suprised at the watches accuracy and functionality. The only (insignificant) fault the watch has is that it is annoying to get it to start charging on the adapter, but this should not deter you from purchasing it.
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One of the reasons why we often need to retouch our photographs
is because we see the world differently than the way that our camera sees the world.
We see the world subjectively. We focus in on what we want to look at and then we ignore the rest.
Well, the camera—it sees objectively. It records everything.
And for that reason, what often happens in our photographs is that we'll have a picture like this,
and when we open it up, we'll be excited about it.
But then all of a sudden we'll realize there's some distracting element in the background, like you can see here in the top corner of this image.
Well, I captured this image while this photo shoot was being filmed, so there's a microphone here, and it's overlapping a lamp.
And so I want to remove this distracting element.
And so here in this movie, we'll take a look at how we can do that using the Content-Aware Fill command.
Press Cmd+ on the Mac or Ctrl+ on Windows to zoom in.
Then press the spacebar key and click and drag to reposition, so you can focus in on the area that you're working on.
Now, the first thing that you need to do in order to work on part of your background
or to clean up an unwanted area of your photograph, is to make a selection.
Here, let's start off using the rectangular marquee tool.
Yet that being said, we could also use our other selection tools, as well.
But to keep things simple, we'll use this tool.
Next, often it's helpful to increase the feather amount a little bit.
That will ensure that the selected area will have softer edges.
Then, simply click and drag over the image.
Now, there are a couple of different ways that you can use Content-Aware Fill.
We'll start off by looking at how we can work on the background layer.
If you're on the background layer, simply press Delete on a Mac or Backspace on Windows to open up the Fill dialog.
Here, you can select Content Aware by clicking on this pulldown menu. and choose that option there. Then click OK.
And literally, this is when Photoshop does some magic.
What it does is analyze the surrounding areas and then figure out how it can cover up this area to remove this unwanted detail.
Here, let's choose Select and then Deselect to see how it did.
And in this case, it performed an amazing retouching feat.
It removed this distracting element and made this photograph much better.
Now, sometimes you'll have distracting elements like I had here, where I had sort of a foreign object in the frame.
In other situations, like perhaps in this lower area, you just have something which you want to minimize or reduce.
Well, we can also do that here.
So I'll click and drag over this area, again with my marquee tool, again with a bit of feather,
and then press Delete or Backspace.
That's Delete on Mac , Backspace on Windows.
And once again, make sure you choose Content Aware and then click OK.
And as you can see from these few examples, Photoshop does a phenomenal job at rebuilding or restructuring this background
and covering up something which we want to remove.
Well, let's take a look at a few more examples of this,
so that we can really see how we can use this command in different ways.
In this case, when we're capturing a photograph like this,
we're excited about the light, about the moment. Yet we neglect to notice the background.
Here, if we zoom in a little bit on the image,
you'll notice that the backdrop, you can see the top of it and also the side.
Well, that looks a little sloppy.
So, let's clean that up. But this time let's do this on a separate layer.
Here, we'll duplicate the background layer by clicking and dragging this to the new layer icon.
Let's name the new layer Cleanup.
Next, we can use one of our selection tools.
And again, just to keep things simple, I'll use the rectangular marquee tool.
Then I'll click and drag over the area that I want to retouch or remove,
in this case, the backdrop which we can see up top.
Let me zoom in a little bit more closely here so you can see that even better.
Then this time, because we're on a separate layer, we need to access the Fill command a different way.
Here, we'll navigate to the Edit pulldown menu.
And then about halfway down, you'll find the command for Fill.
Click on that option to open up the Fill dialog.
Here in the Fill dialog once again, you want to choose Content-Aware, and then click OK.
And what Photoshop will do is it will clean up that area.
I also need to clean up this side of the frame, so I'll make a selection there,
and then once again go to Edit and choose Fill.
This will open up our Fill dialog.
Here we'll use Content-Aware once again and click OK, in order to clean up this side of the frame.
So as you can see here, we can use this technique
in order to clean up unwanted elements in our photographs.
Yet what about those scenarios where you have something which is even bigger and more complex?
Let's take a look at how we can work on a situation like that in the next movie.
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Learn Creative Cloud for Photography
Lightroom and Photoshop work with Creative Cloud. Start in Lightroom to organize and edit photos. Work in Photoshop for advanced retouching, editing, and compositing. Come back to Lightroom to print and share your photos.
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Show your photos on Behance | 00:05:51 | |||
Use Behance Prosite to showcase your portfolio | 00:05:59 | |||
Host a Lightroom web gallery | 00:06:01 | |||
Use Photoshop and Lightroom | 00:06:55 | |||
Get new typefaces for your printed photo projects | 00:02:41 | |||
Work in Lightroom | ||||
Edit in Photoshop | 00:07:29 | |||
The Difference Between "Edit in Photoshop" and "Op... | 00:12:43 | |||
Lightroom, Photoshop, Image and File Size | 00:10:57 | |||
The Book Module | 00:04:01 | |||
Lightroom 5 - Print the Perfect Image | 00:17:57 | |||
Creating a slideshow in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom... | 00:17:31 | |||
Map - Adding Locations | 00:04:50 | |||
Generating a web gallery | 00:09:37 | |||
Work in Photoshop | ||||
Reduce camera shake | 00:05:27 | |||
Removing a person from the background with masking | 00:06:05 | |||
Combining two images together with masking | 00:06:56 | |||
Make HDR images | 00:03:04 | |||
Remove objects from photos | 00:04:38 | |||
Make perfect selections | 00:06:32 | |||
Using fill layers to create a hand-painted look | 00:07:22 |
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With an aesthetically pleasing blend of traditional and modern style, the friendly Tulip Inn Oasis Agadir offers a warm welcome amidst four star luxury. Agadir's sparkling beachfront and trendy Marina are a short walk away, as is the bustling, modern downtown. For a relaxing oasis neatly perched near Agadir's most impressive sights, you'll find the Tulip Inn Oasis to be a perfect fit.
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