Emmitt
Boy, Born January 26, 1998
Emmitt is a sweet boy. He is living in one of the mental institutions, and has been for many years, yet he remains sweet, intelligent, and kind. Ttwo of our adopting families met him while they were there, and are pleading for a family to save him. From his medical records: myelomeningocele (spina bifida) From one of our adoptive families: ” Emmitt has a severe deformity of his legs. He cannot walk at all. He is very friendly, funny, and talkative. He desperately seeks out attention. He was talking to my husband, and holding Zack’s hand, which he then put on top of his head for Zack to rub his hair. He is extremely intelligent, and just precious! I brought him paper and crayons, and he drew me a flower
”We are seeking more official medical information about his condition, but hope someone out there will see this sweet young man and know his kind and loving spirit.
This blog has been dedicated to help Emmitt and Victoria (1) find families: http://savinghissparrows.blogspot.com/
Here is some posts that has been written for him:
Thursday, January 26, 2012
How do you know?
How do you know when you are growing up?
What lets you know you are maturing?
Is it the birthdays coming year by year...
Or is it...
Learning to ride a bike...
The first day of school...
or learning to read?
Is it when Mom lets you stay up an hour longer with the grown-ups when the little ones have to go to bed?
Is it that first after school job of raking the neighbor's leaves...
or graduating from 8th grade...
or the first day of high school?
The milestones met one by one...
Should make you feel more and more grown up!
But what would happen if you were deprived of the opportunity to meet these common milestones?
What would happen if you sat in a crib day after day...
Long after you had outgrown it?
What if you had no opportunity to even start school...
[Because your LEGS (not your mind) didn't work right!]
When you should be finishing 8th grade...
Or starting high school?
Would you feel that same sense of "growing up?"
If your birthdays were unnoticed...
Each day passing with monotony and sameness...
With nothing to occupy your mind or engage your curiosity...
No new responsibilities to challenge you and make you feel grown up...
What would that be like?
Instead of looking forward to your 16th birthday in a couple years...
When you could get your driver's license...
Your16th birthday would be a day to look forward to with dread...
It would be the end of hope for you...
No more chance or opportunity to have a family...
To get an education...
Or a job when you grew up?
Can you imagine?
I can't...
Sweet, intelligent Emmitt is in this situation!
Today is his Birthday...
He's 14 today!
He's been waiting far too long...
I don't know what learning opportunities he may have had as a young child in a baby house...
But he has now been in a mental institution (because his LEGS don't work well!) for many years...
Deprived of a loving family...
Deprived of education...
Deprived of therapy...
Deprived of the opportunity to meet those milestones...
That would make him feel grown up!
At 14 years old...
He should be looking forward to starting high school soon...
But instead he sits in a baby's bed...
Waiting for someone to see his potential...
And get him out of there!
And give him the opportunity to grow into a man...
Is there any way you could be his Mom or Dad?
If not, could you share his story...
Pray for him...
In two years dear Emmitt will be too old to be adopted...
Without hope of release from the institution...
Without hope of a life of opportunity...
In bed for the rest of his life...
Let's not let that happen!
To read more about Emmitt or donate to his grant fund click Here!
Friday, June 8, 2012
Such a Long, LONG time! Forget-Me-Not Friday - Emmitt
14+ years...
168+ months...
728+ weeks...
5040+ days...
120,960+ hours...
7,257,600+ minutes...
435,456,000+ seconds...
How much longer till my Mom sees my picture?
How long till my Dad knows I'm his?
Will I be here forever?
Will no one claim me?
14 years is too long...
Much MUCH too long to wait for a family!
But more dreadful than this...
I have less than 2 years...
Till it's forever too late...
Till I age out of the system...
And lose all hope for a home!
Then I'll learn what forever means...
Forever institutionalized with no hope of release...
Oh forever is MUUUUUUCCCHHHHH too long to live in this miserable place!
Please, PLEASE don't forget me...
I've waited SOOOOO long!
Will you be my family?
Will you share my face?
Will you pray for me?
Your prayers and shares make a difference!
Please don't forget me!
To read more about Emmitt or donate to his adoption fund click here!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
18 months to save Emmitt!
Precious Emmitt...
Today is his "1/2" birthday!
Remember when you were a child how important that "1/2" was?
6 1/2 years old was SOOO much bigger than just being 6!
And nobody better forget it when saying how old you were!
Well at 14 1/2 Emmitt may technically be too old to celebrate "1/2" birthdays...
But in his case we need to notice...
Because his time is running out...
He can't afford for us to wait for his "real" birthday to shout for him!
He has only 18 months till he turns 16...
A birthday most boys look forward to and think will NEVER come...
Because they can't wait to drive the car all by themselves!
But with Emmitt, his 16th birthday is a day to be dreaded...
A day when his fate is sealed...
A day when his life sentence to a mental institution is confirmed and finalized...
His hope of escape will be gone...
Forever and FOREVER in bed...
No education...
No Mom and Dad...
No brothers and sisters...
No looking forward to marriage and a family of his own someday...
No job...
No hobbies...
Nothing to do...
Emmitt has already been living in an institution for years...
Many boring days have already been spent in bed...
But at this time there is still a small hope of escape!
If only he can be adopted by his 16th birthday...
He can be free!
He can have a life outside the institution...
And a family to call his own...
Mom, Dad, brothers, sisters...
Education...
The opportunity to learn...
To enjoy a hobby...
To have a job...
To receive therapy to maximize his physical abilities...
If only he can have that chance!
The thing is, Emmitt cannot shout for himself...
He cannot blog, twitter or shout on facebook...
He cannot speak on the radio or TV...
He can't call every name in the phonebook...
Or put his name and picture in the newspaper...
He is isolated in an institution...
With no chance to speak for himself!
He needs us to shout for him...
To spread the word of his great need...
To find his family for him before it is too late!
The clock is ticking...
The months (and years) are passing by...
Emmitt has just 18 months of hope...
Please help me shout for him!
He MUST be saved!
His life matters...
Please share!
His family MUST be out there somewhere!
You can read more posts about Emmitt at the blogs below!
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A couple of families met Emmitt
some time ago and begged for someone to save him! You can read what one
of them said about his sweet personality in his profile HERE!
And if there is even a remote possibility that he could be your son...
Please read about how to adopt HERE!
Reece's Rainbow has a grant fund set up for Emmitt to help with his adoption costs.
Donations may be made to his fund by following this link and they are even tax deductible in the US!
Currently he has $1705.50 in his fund...
If we can get him to $2500 he
will be listed on the page of children with large grants which gives him
more visibility with families looking for their child!
Prayers and shares are important ways nearly everyone can help!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
For Emmitt
A while back I mentioned Emmitt in one of my Waiting Children Wednesday posts. Today he gets a post all to himself! Here he is:
Isn't he so handsome! He is 14 and lives in an adult mental institution. This is ridiculous because families that have met him say that he is super smart! His only crime - he can't walk. Instead of anyone taking the time to work with him or even push him in a wheelchair, he has been left in a crib. He's 14! Many of you reading this have children. Can you imagine your child in a crib at that age?! It is gut wrenching.
According to the families that have met him, he is sweet and kind despite the way he has been treated. He would make someone such a wonderful son. Please consider rescuing Emmitt. He deserves better than this.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Emmitt Needs a Family Now. Please Rally For Him to Find His Family
Emmitt
Emmitt has waited a long time for a family. He deserves a family to
help him live a successful life before he ages out and will no longer be
able to be adopted.
PLEASE get the word out about this wonderful boy so that he can find his forever family.
PLEASE get the word out about this wonderful boy so that he can find his forever family.
Boy, Born January 26, 1998
Emmitt is a sweet boy. He is living in one of the mental institutions, and has been for many years, yet he remains sweet, intelligent, and kind. Two of our adopting families met him while they were there, and are pleading for a family to save him. From his medical records: myelomeningocele (spina bifida) From one of our adoptive families: " Emmitt has a severe deformity of his legs. He cannot walk at all. He is very friendly, funny, and talkative. He desperately seeks out attention. He was talking to my husband, and holding Zack's hand, which he then put on top of his head for Zack to rub his hair. He is extremely intelligent, and just precious! I brought him paper and crayons, and he drew me a flower
"We are seeking more official medical information about his condition, but hope someone out there will see this sweet young man and know his kind and loving spirit.
Glad you could use my posts! Thanks so much for featuring Emmitt! I hope lots of people read about him - and that one of them will be his family!
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