WOW Kids

WOW Kids

February is here and it is American Heart Month. Heart Month is a time when everyone is asked to raise awareness regarding heart conditions. When working with China adoptions many of the kiddos are born with heart condition, anywhere from mild to severe. It is important to educate yourself on different heart conditions when considering children in the waiting child program. Some of the conditions are scarier than others and some of them may be more manageable than you think. Over the next four weeks we will be featuring kiddos with heart conditions that are ready to find their forever families!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello, I’m Kyler! I am 3 years old and am super cute. I can be spoiled but I am close with my caretakers. In April 2013, I had a big surgery called a “right double-way Glenn operation.” My doctors say that I have a complex heart defect: transposition of the great arteries, pulmonary stensosis, and an ASD and VSD. My doctors told me that I am a brave boy but I will need to have another operation next year. I can be quite talkative but when I get around strangers I become shy. I like getting to play with the other children but since I have a big heart problem, I cannot go to school with my friends. I hope I can get better soon so that I can do more since I like to be active!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, I’m Shirley! I am 9 years old and I love to play dress up and with dolls. I have been diagnosed with CP and I had high muscular tension in my legs, but I had surgery to help with my tendons. I am currently attending a primary school where I am in Special Education classes, and I am learning a lot! I am able to recite poems, sing songs, and I am counting up to 40. I can learn what my teachers have been teaching me, but sometimes they have to tell me a couple times before I completely understand. My teachers say that I am very kind and attentive in class. I have been living in a foster family since 2006 so that I could get more individualized attention. I go to therapies every day to make my body stronger. I am able to take care of all my personal needs and I am very independent. I have been taught about adoption and I would like to be adopted!! Contact my friends at Great Wall to see my video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, I’m Andrew! I am 6 years old and I am the life of the party. I had surgery when I was very young because I had CHD, and, since then, I have been feeling better! I am able to play with my friends and I love to dance and sing. I am very smart and love to ask questions. I am a great eater and my favorite food is sweet fruit. My caregivers say that I am typical boy that loves anything with wheels!

I met a very nice adoption advocate this summer and this is what she had to say about me.

“I met this 6 year old boy with CHD. This little guy had so much energy and was ALL BOY running around and playing and showing off for us. I was alone in a stairwell with him and nearly fainted when he jumped from the halfway point on a flight of stairs to beat me to the bottom! I tried to scold him but he gave me one of those smiles that led me to believe he was gonna do it again on the next flight…yep… This little guy is so full of life and just adorable!!! I imagine he keeps his foster mother on her toes! He was very curious about us and followed us all over the orphanage building.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, I’m Jenna! I am 5 years old and I love to smile at my caregivers. I am growing as big as my friends, but I have some difficulty keeping up with them in talking and walking. I had a brain scan that shows that my brain is not developing correctly. I am able to self sooth by sucking on my fingers and I am able to express my needs with sounds. I can kick my legs and wave my arms around. My favorite thing to do is be cuddled and tickled by my caregivers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi! I’m Gavin! I just started school at home last September and am learning a lot! I know my numbers and can count different objects I see. I am still working on learning my colors. I like to charm others and I love getting to play with my friends. My doctors helped me correct my cleft in my palate and lip and they also tell me that I am a Hep B carrier. I can hear well but I do have to eat softer foods. My favorite things are watching little bear cartoons and playing with cars and legos.