Epilepsy | International Adoption

Jen

July 2013 by waitingchildinfo

Jen was born in July 2013 and found abandoned by the gate of an orphanage when she was 10 months old. She had no obvious special needs upon admission but a year later, in May 2015, she was diagnosed with epilepsy and physical developmental delay. SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD RELEASED TO THE SHARED LIST $2,500 grant available towards adoption fees! When Jen was admitted to the orphanage she was able to stand with support and roll over but could not sit stably. […]

Categories: Delays, Epilepsy, Girls, GRANT AVAILABLE, SHARED LIST CHILDREN, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN

Liam

October 2012 by waitingchildinfo

Liam was born in October 2012 and found abandoned on the day of his birth. He has been diagnosed with spinal meningocele which he received surgery for when he was less than a month old. He was also diagnosed with hydrocephalus when he was 8 months old and underwent surgery to insert a shunt. Liam has had two seizures, one in December of 2015 and another in May of 2016. He does not require any medication and has not had other seizures, but has been diagnosed […]

Categories: Boys, CHINA PROGRAM, Epilepsy, Hydrocephalus, SHARED LIST CHILDREN, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN

Henry

November 2011 by waitingchildinfo

Henry was born in November 2011 and found abandoned the same day. He was diagnosed with hypospadias and underwent a successful surgery last summer. He is also diagnosed with cryptorchidism (undescended testicles), but he does have normal bowel and bladder control. He was initially labeled with hermaphrodism, but the orphanage says they are certain he’s a boy. SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD RELEASED TO THE SHARED LIST Henry has had two epileptic seizures in his 4.5 years, and is occasionally taking anti-seizure […]

Categories: Boys, CHINA PROGRAM, Delays, Epilepsy, SHARED LIST CHILDREN

Jason

February 2011 by waitingchildinfo

Jason was born in February 2011 and found abandoned when he was around 10 days old. He had 5-6 seizures in 2015 and is currently taking medication to control his Epilepsy. In November 2013 he was placed with a foster family and has developed well in their care. AGENCY DESIGNATED SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD *** $3,000 Grant Available *** He has good speech and motor development and no other identified special needs. Jason can go up and […]

Categories: AGENCY DESIGNATED CHILDREN, Boys, Epilepsy, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN

Gabriel

September 2004 by waitingchildinfo

SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD ON THE SHARED LIST Handsome and talkative Gabriel was born in September 2004 and has been diagnosed with epilepsy which is well controlled by medication (no seizures for more than two years). He had surgery to correct a hernia in 2013 so that is no longer an issue. Gabriel has delayed intellectual development and is a few years behind in school, but he listens closely to the teacher, completes his homework, and is willing to spend extra time […]

Categories: Boys, Epilepsy, SHARED LIST CHILDREN, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN • Tags: adoption, Hosting, International, January 2015, Orphan

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