Best Friends Hoping to be Adopted Together!

December 10, 2014 Family Found 1 Comments

Boy do we have a treat for you today! Best friends so close that the agency they are listed with is advocating they be adopted together as brothers! “H” and “Y” are often found together playing chess and both enjoy art. They have high aspirations when they grow up and wish to be a chemist and a teacher. The boys attend school together and are hard-working students. Staff recently met these boys in 10/2014 and observed how kind, friendly and loving they are to one another. “Y” was born 2/2003 and is constantly helping and caring for other children. His teacher is so proud of him and continued to tell volunteers how wonderful he is. He is reported as having slight developmental delays. “H” was born in 6/2003, has a big smile and strong desire to learn. He has even sat in lectures for therapy trainings just to learn! His happiest memory is playing with “Y”. “H” has scoliosis and gets help from “Y” to get dressed and “H” helps “Y” with his homework. Please reference “Y” and “H” to learn more about them. A $16,000 Child-Specific-Grant is available to their adoptive family. Eligible families may also qualify for a grant through LSS/CH and Brittany’s Hope Foundation. Please don’t let money stop you from pursuing the adoption of these boys, there is financial help available!

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Agency staff had the wonderful opportunity to visit the orphanage that these boys have called home for the first 11 years of their lives. It is a large orphanage with several hundred children, and children with a wide range of needs. Throughout their time at the orphanage these boys have been in the same “group” of children due to their age and development. As a result, these boys have developed a “brother-like” bond. She initially had a meeting with “Y” one of the boys to get to know him better, it was clear that he was very nervous, so she asked if his best friend could join us as well, he asked for “H” to join us. Once they were together, both boys began to open up, and she was able to see their smiles more readily. The energy of each of the boys draws you in, as they sat next to one another showing us their school books, and how they could read the various assignments.

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For several years, the orphanage advocated for these boys, and several others, to attend a local community school to receive a higher level of education. But the school was unwilling to let the boys attend due to them being from an orphanage. However, the orphanage continued to advocate on behalf of the children, and this is the first year that the children have been allowed to attend! They were both so proud of their school supplies and books, and so eager to show us their school assignments! The volunteers that agency staff traveled with do a series of trainings regarding occupational therapy and speech therapy techniques for the orphanage staff that the staff can utilize to care for the children. Because “H” didn’t have a school to attend, in previous years he attended several two hour long trainings, he had such a desire to learn! This year he was attending community school! He shared that when he grows up he wants to be a chemist! He also shared several homework assignments with perfect scores! His friend, “Y” also enjoys school, but works harder to learn. However he was able to read to us from his school books, beyond where the teacher was teaching! “H” assists “Y” on his school assignments, and was reading along with him, until we asked him to let “Y” have a turn, and we would hear from “H” next! “Y” was very proud to show us his artwork, even a certificate that he won for entering his handicrafts into a contest!

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“Y” also enjoys helping his best friend “H”, he says that he assists him in buttoning his school uniform, as that is hard for him due to his physical deformities. “Y’s” caregiver also said that he frequently assists her in feeding the children with more significant physical and cognitive challenges, and that he is happy to assist. Both boys were playful and kind, and their deep brotherly bond and connection with one another is evident in interactions with them. We hope that they can both find families who will care for their individual needs, and provide them with the nurturing that they deserve. We also believe that their connection with one another is so special, and we hope that can continue if they find a family that could parent both of them.

Please contact Lisa at CHSFS for more information on adopting these boys.



One response to “Best Friends Hoping to be Adopted Together!”

  1. Suzy says:

    Wondered how disabled “Y” is?

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