[blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 135, Issue 3
Bernadette Jacobs
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Wed Aug 5 14:31:27 UTC 2015
Good morning gang. Bernie hair. Whatever you do, don't expect anything better from China. We didn't get it for David. By the time we got David, David have literally been left for dead. When we brought him home, that was when all the surprises began. Even if you push the Chinese for anything, it probably will not be the truth. After all, it wasn't for us. We simply love David for who he is. When everyone tells us, "your kids are so blast. "We tell them, "you have got it all wrong! "He, David, and Virginia, have blessed us tremendously. They are such wonderful children. Most everything we have found out about them, we have found here in the United States.
As for little Rose, just let her do the same and she will bless whoever takes her. Just don't look for anything from the Chinese and you will not be disappointed. That is my experience with the Chinese.
When Bill and I went to China, I thought I was prepared for the worst. When the worst happened, I think I had a melt – down every single day I was in China. I never thought I could cry so much in one place. It was Bill and I along with our pediatric team who has been building David from the bottom up. When we brought him back, he literally weighed 18 pounds. Now he is a thriving young boy, nine years later. Weighs over 60 pounds. He is always happy. He is so much fun. He has a wonderful sense of humor we just concentrate on loving him and all the blessings come tenfold.
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> I recently found out about an eight- or nine-year-old girl from China who needs an adoptive family. The agency which has her file right now is calling her Rose.
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> Rose's video is posted at <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPri8FubEsQg%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&h=HAQGxsGl_> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pri8FubEsQg&feature=youtu.be. I found the video disturbing, as there seems to be no allowance for or understanding of the fact this child is blind. She is harassed and pushed around by her caretaker in the video, and I saw no compassion whatsoever shown. This caretaker behavior is not uncommon in China, but it upset me anyway thinking that my own daughter might have been treated the same way while waiting for us.
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> Rose is blind from glaucoma, but can sense light. She has had no known surgeries. She is introverted and does not talk much. She does not attend school. When the orphanage was asked what things she is good at, and what things she struggles with, they said they didn't know. I spent a few weeks trying to get answers to a few simple questions, and the orphanage proved quite unwilling to answer any of them.
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> I don't know what Rose's potential is, but based on the video, the difficulty in getting basic questions answered, and no one even knowing what she is good at, it does not appear that much attempt is being made to maximize whatever that potential is.
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> Right now, information on adopting Rose can be obtained by contacting Xiaoqing at Bay Area Adoption Services at (415) 459-2481 or emailing her at xiaoqing at baas.org <mailto:xiaoqing at baas.org> . When I asked Xiaoqing to advocate for moving Rose to an orphanage near Beijing that works with blind and visually impaired children, she seemed to understand the need and to be willing to help facilitate that to the best of her ability.
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> The problem as is often the case when adopting, is funding. My wife and I would take this girl in immediately, but adopting especially from China requires thousands upon thousands of dolars. For us supporting another child on a monthly bases isn't the problem, it's the cost of actually adopting a child. I wonder if anyone has crowd-funded an adoption.
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>> On Aug 4, 2015, at 5:31 PM, Deborah Kent Stein via blparent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> From: Blindhomeschooler at yahoogroups.com [mailto:Blindhomeschooler at yahoogroups.com]
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>> To: Blindhomeschooler at yahoogroups.com
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>> I recently found out about an eight- or nine-year-old girl from China who needs an adoptive family. The agency which has her file right now is calling her Rose.
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>> Rose's video is posted at <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPri8FubEsQg%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&h=HAQGxsGl_> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pri8FubEsQg&feature=youtu.be. I found the video disturbing, as there seems to be no allowance for or understanding of the fact this child is blind. She is harassed and pushed around by her caretaker in the video, and I saw no compassion whatsoever shown. This caretaker behavior is not uncommon in China, but it upset me anyway thinking that my own daughter might have been treated the same way while waiting for us.
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>> Rose is blind from glaucoma, but can sense light. She has had no known surgeries. She is introverted and does not talk much. She does not attend school. When the orphanage was asked what things she is good at, and what things she struggles with, they said they didn't know. I spent a few weeks trying to get answers to a few simple questions, and the orphanage proved quite unwilling to answer any of them.
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>> I don't know what Rose's potential is, but based on the video, the difficulty in getting basic questions answered, and no one even knowing what she is good at, it does not appear that much attempt is being made to maximize whatever that potential is.
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>> Right now, information on adopting Rose can be obtained by contacting Xiaoqing at Bay Area Adoption Services at (415) 459-2481 or emailing her at xiaoqing at baas.org <mailto:xiaoqing at baas.org> . When I asked Xiaoqing to advocate for moving Rose to an orphanage near Beijing that works with blind and visually impaired children, she seemed to understand the need and to be willing to help facilitate that to the best of her ability.
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>> I do not work for this agency; my heart was just broken seeing the lack of compassion this poor child has in her life, and I am hoping someone will step forward to add her to their family.
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> Hi, there is an organization called Goldendawn. It was started by a blind couple here in Utah. They help families adopt children with disabilities. I don't have their website but if you Google Goldendawn adoption you should be able to find it. If you need me to track down the website let me know.
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>> The problem as is often the case when adopting, is funding. My wife and I would take this girl in immediately, but adopting especially from China requires thousands upon thousands of dolars. For us supporting another child on a monthly bases isn't the problem, it's the cost of actually adopting a child. I wonder if anyone has crowd-funded an adoption.
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>> Jeff Young
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>>> On Aug 4, 2015, at 5:31 PM, Deborah Kent Stein via blparent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> From: Blindhomeschooler at yahoogroups.com [mailto:Blindhomeschooler at yahoogroups.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2015 5:11 PM
>>> To: Blindhomeschooler at yahoogroups.com
>>> Subject: [Blindhomeschooler] Blind Chinese girl needs adoptive family
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>>> I recently found out about an eight- or nine-year-old girl from China who needs an adoptive family. The agency which has her file right now is calling her Rose.
>>>
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>>> Rose's video is posted at <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPri8FubEsQg%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&h=HAQGxsGl_> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pri8FubEsQg&feature=youtu.be. I found the video disturbing, as there seems to be no allowance for or understanding of the fact this child is blind. She is harassed and pushed around by her caretaker in the video, and I saw no compassion whatsoever shown. This caretaker behavior is not uncommon in China, but it upset me anyway thinking that my own daughter might have been treated the same way while waiting for us.
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>>> Rose is blind from glaucoma, but can sense light. She has had no known surgeries. She is introverted and does not talk much. She does not attend school. When the orphanage was asked what things she is good at, and what things she struggles with, they said they didn't know. I spent a few weeks trying to get answers to a few simple questions, and the orphanage proved quite unwilling to answer any of them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know what Rose's potential is, but based on the video, the difficulty in getting basic questions answered, and no one even knowing what she is good at, it does not appear that much attempt is being made to maximize whatever that potential is.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Right now, information on adopting Rose can be obtained by contacting Xiaoqing at Bay Area Adoption Services at (415) 459-2481 or emailing her at xiaoqing at baas.org <mailto:xiaoqing at baas.org> . When I asked Xiaoqing to advocate for moving Rose to an orphanage near Beijing that works with blind and visually impaired children, she seemed to understand the need and to be willing to help facilitate that to the best of her ability.
>>>
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>>> I do not work for this agency; my heart was just broken seeing the lack of compassion this poor child has in her life, and I am hoping someone will step forward to add her to their family.
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