SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD RELEASED TO THE SHARED LIST

Grace was born in June 2010 and diagnosed with cleft lip, cleft palate and post-operative congenital heart disease.

She was abandoned when she was ten days old and has been living in an orphanage ever since.  Grace was born with a cleft lip and palate.  She also had a congenital heart defect which was corrected.  She does not take any cardiac medication but she sometimes pants and her lips become blue after strenuous exercise so her cardiac issues may not be fully resolved.

 

Grace is reported to have normal intelligence, bowel and bladder control, and she walks and runs just fine. She dresses herself, speaks in 3 – 5 word sentences, likes to sing and play games with other children.

2016 UPDATE BELOW: 

At 6 years old Grace enjoys looking at books, playing with her friends and has a favorite stuffed toy. She has great self help and fine motor skills, she can dress herself, including jacket and shoes, she can draw lines and shapes. She is an extroverted girl and she really enjoys playing games with her peers. She has many favorite foods, dumplings, noodles, fruit and many more. She had a surgery to repair her cleft lip already, but her cleft palate has not been repaired yet. She studies preschool, she can sing ,dance, draw, string beads, and put clothes on dolls. Her upper limbs are flexible, she can walk and run, but not very steadily. She is active and gets along well with other kids,and often helps other younger kids.

  

 

PLEASE COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS BELOW FOR MORE INFO:  

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS ENTERED CORRECTLY BEFORE SUBMITTING.  If you don’t have a reply from this web site within 24 hours you may have provided an incorrect email address.