Frank's Freedom

Meet Frank. He’s 13 years old, and is curious, busy, fun happy and bright. He has a mental delay, but that doesn’t stop him from being friendly, engaging and kind. He’s also an orphan in Eastern Europe. This means he is in an institution. If he is not adopted by age 16, he will be thrown out on the street with nothing but the clothes on his back and his “disabled orphan” status. Let me tell you more about Frank.

He’s little, about the size of a 7 year old. And he’s smart. He is in a group with teenage boys ages 16-24. He does puzzles and he does his chores diligently. He is very kind to the younger children. Frank is friendly and engaging. He likes being with the boys, but is happy being alone too. He plays appropriately with toys and is “all boy”. He could very easily function in a family. Frank is curious, smart, fun and sweet. He likes to play in the dirt and jump on the trampoline. Frank is independent, a good eater, is happy and content. Frank is physically healthy. He walks, runs, feeds himself, speaks, does puzzles and interacts with others well. He's a sweet boy who seems rather unaffected by his surroundings. He has no future where he's at, and without help, he's never getting out. Institutions are a one way ticket to nowhere. And this little boy deserves a future. This little boy will be a blessing to any family.

The Baker family has committed to adopt Frank and another boy, Emmitt. But international adoption is pretty expensive. The adoption would cost about $30,000. Reece’s Rainbow is an organization that helps with this cost. They set up grants for children in 25 countries around the world, and any money that is donated to these funds is given to the families to help with adoption fees. With Reece's Rainbow's help, the Baker family only needs about $10,000 to bring home both boys!





Tuesday, May 4, 2010

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"Sullivan (25)
BOY, born October 21, 2005
SIGNIFICANT RISK, PLEASE ADOPT ME SOON!!
Sullivan is as handsome as they come! Blond hair and bright blue eyes make him so snuggable!
Sullivan was born with a very rare disorder called Arnold-Chiari Syndrome. He is not able to walk, but is very smart, although his speech is delayed. He is not able to walk at this time due to a hip deformation, resulting from his A/C syndrome. He does not speak too well, says separate words, definitely understands when he is talked to and wants attention. He uses his hands well, plays with toys, can concentrate, he is very sweet and always smiling. I know caretakers just love him and think he is better developed than the rest in his group.
From his medical records: He has syndrome of lower tetraparesis; defect of hip functioning as a result of cerebrospinal hernia of lower chest part; hydrocephaly (had surgery); syndrome of Arnold-Chiari. Mental delay; secondary myocardiopathy; delay of speech development. Sullivan will be sent to a mental institution, and will remain bedridden the rest of his short life. He has very little time left. Now is the perfect time to start your paperwork to save him! Please give Sullivan a chance to know a loving, supportive family!
I have $530 in my grant fund towards the cost of my adoption!"


He needs a family! And I need donations to his adoption www.reecesrainbow.com/angelboys.htm
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4 comments:

  1. C.June 14, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    I'm SO happy that someone is advocating for Sullivan! I've been praying for a family to find him for a long time now. It could be years before I'm in a position to adopt, but whenever that time comes he'll be the first child I'll inquire after...if he's still waiting then. Did you know that he has a new picture posted at R.R.?

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  2. TinkJune 24, 2010 at 11:42 AM

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  3. TinkJune 24, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    How'd you find my blog?

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  4. C.July 6, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    You posted about S. on your other blog. I saw the link to that post on the "smilesandtrials" blog, checked your profile, and saw that you had a blog dedicated entirely to S.

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