Hearing Loss | International Adoption

Hayden

October 2014 by waitingchildinfo

Hayden was born in October 2014 and found abandoned when he was around 7 months old. His medical file suggests craniofacial hemangioma, encephalatrophy with left limbs motor dysfunction, abnormal ABR of both ears. Potential Sturge-Weber Syndrome. *** Grant up to $2,500 available for qualifying families *** AGENCY DESIGNATED SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD At the age of 7-9 months Hayden could raise his head while lying on his stomach and use his hands to hold toys and put them in his […]

Categories: AGENCY DESIGNATED CHILDREN, Boys, CHINA PROGRAM, GRANT AVAILABLE, Hearing Loss, Hemangioma, Limb Difference, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN, Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Levi

January 2014 by waitingchildinfo

Levi was born in January 2014 has been diagnosed with Hydrocephalus and a mild hearing impairment in his right ear. Left ear tested normal. *** Grant up to $2,500 available for qualifying families *** SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD RELEASED TO THE SHARED LIST Levi was abandoned when he was around 6 months old. At that time he had a poor appetite and was weak. The staff felt his general development was somewhat delayed. In August of 2014 they said he […]

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

Wesley

May 2013 by waitingchildinfo

Wesley was born May 2013 and found by the gate of a hospital when he was about one day old. He has been diagnosed with an external deformity of his left ear, cleft lip (repaired August 2013) and cleft palate (repaired May 2015). There are also two ultrasound reports for his heart in the file that indicate CHD (PFO) but a year later the PFO couldn’t be found. A US cardiologist who reviewed his file believes that Wesley’s future cardiac health […]

Categories: Anemia, Boys, CHD - Congenital Heart Disease, CHINA PROGRAM, Cleft Lip, Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate, Cleft Palate, Ear Malformation, Hearing Loss, SHARED LIST CHILDREN, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN

Libby

February 2013 by waitingchildinfo

Libby was born in February 2013 and found abandoned when she was a few days old. She has been diagnosed with missing her right ear. *** Grant up to $2,500 available for qualifying families *** SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD RELEASED TO THE SHARED LIST Libby’s adoption file was written when she was 5 months old in July 2013. At that time she had a ready smile and could lay on her abdomen. She lived in a bright and spacious […]

Categories: Cerebral Palsy, CHINA PROGRAM, Delays, Ear Malformation, Girls, GRANT AVAILABLE, Hearing Loss, SHARED LIST CHILDREN, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN

Bailey

October 2012 by waitingchildinfo

Bailey was born in October 2012 and found abandoned when she was around 5 months old. She has been diagnosed with being deaf and lack of speech. *** UP to $2,500 grant available for qualifying families *** SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD RELEASED TO THE SHARED LIST When Bailey initially entered her institute she was said to be thin, weak and delayed in motion development. She received rehabilitation training and when she was 8 months old she could sit supported […]

Categories: CHINA PROGRAM, Deaf, Delays, Girls, GRANT AVAILABLE, Hearing Loss, SHARED LIST CHILDREN, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN

Tulip

November 2011 by waitingchildinfo

Tulip was born in November 2011 and found abandoned a few days later. She was diagnosed with left external auditory canal occlusion and her file indicates that her hearing isn’t very good. *** Grant up to $2,500 available for qualified families *** SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD RELEASED TO THE SHARED LIST As a newborn Tulip didn’t cry much. At the age of 6 months her appetite increased and she happily ate more. As more foods were added to her diet […]

Categories: Autism, CHINA PROGRAM, Delays, Ear Malformation, Girls, GRANT AVAILABLE, Hearing Loss, SHARED LIST CHILDREN, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN

Daisy

April 2011 by waitingchildinfo

This child visited the USA for three weeks for summer hosting! *** Grant up to $4,500 available *** Daisy was born in April 2011 and is said to be an active, smiling girl who gets along well with others. She has quick reactions, loves reading picture books, imitating, and playing with toys. She has good self-service skills. She has been diagnosed with an ear deformity and after a hearing test during hosting US doctors say that Daisy has undiagnosed deafness, and she has been near-deaf […]

Categories: AGENCY DESIGNATED CHILDREN, CHINA PROGRAM, Deaf, Ear Malformation, GRANT AVAILABLE, Hearing Loss, PREVIOUSLY HOSTED IN US, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN

Grace

August 2010 by waitingchildinfo

Grace was born in August 2010 and found abandoned when she was 3 months old. She is diagnosed with congenital deafness and retinoblastoma (eye cancer). With the inability to hear, Grace seldom communicated with the outside world in her infancy. By the age of 6 months, Grace received an official diagnosis of retinoblastoma and began chemotherapy. She received surgery on her right eye, where the cancer was located, that led to blindness in that eye. Her caretakers noted that “she suffered so […]

Categories: Blind, Cancer, CHINA PROGRAM, Deaf, Girls, GRANT AVAILABLE, Hearing Loss, Retinoblastoma, SHARED LIST CHILDREN, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN, Visual Impairment

Zack

January 2010 by waitingchildinfo

SPECIAL FOCUS CHILD ON THE SHARED LIST Zack was born in January 2010 and diagnosed with a deformed right ear and “light hydrocephalus” that never appeared to need treatment. At 28 months he could do fine movements and used his thumb and forefinger to firmly hold cookies and put them into his mouth. He could also hold a pen and scribble to imitate drawings. He would go through books page by page, could walk on his own and was […]

Categories: Boys, Hearing Loss, Hydrocephalus, Microtia, SHARED LIST CHILDREN, SPECIAL FOCUS CHILDREN

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