Saturday, April 21, 2012

3 plus 5 = $163.50




107 still with less than $50 - sadly, Parker, Anderson and Sealey are still where they were this time last week. It drives me crazy when I see newly listed kids get donations, but no-one deems these boys worthy. Of course - ALL the kids need all the donations they can get, but these older kids get passed over again and again. And again - through no fault of their own.


Sealey - Age 7 - $20
Parker - Age 7 - $26
Anderson - Age 8 - $30




Here are 5 more - older boys, all with Down Syndrome - who have been listed for a long time, but never get so much as a second look. I realise they don't have the best pictures, but surely that shouldn't matter. It's so easy to see a cute baby or toddler and rush to donate to them, or a child who is obviously malnourished and sick - but these boys deserve a family just as much as them.



Marlowe #18-1 - Age 10 - $38

Boy, Born August 28, 2001

Diagnosis: Down Syndrome, Inborn cardiac malformation – persisting arterial channel, Lung hypertonia, Severe lagging behind in his development. Photo taken May 2009.

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Dylan #17-3 - Age 10 - $41.80

Boy, Born August 2, 2001

Main diagnosis: Down Syndrome, Severe lagging behind in his mental development; probable FAS in addition to the Down syndrome.

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Daniel #14-2 - Age 11- $40.70

Boy, Born April 9, 2001

From his medical records: The physical development of the child lags behind considerable from the indexes for the age. The child walks independently and climbs up stairs with support. The movements of the child are not coordinated. The fine motorics are not perfected. The child doesn’t have notions of time built up. He orientates well in the space. He recognizes his image in the mirror and looks at it with an interest. He has perceptions for the main colors but cannot name them. The child is with insufficient ability for concentration of his attention. His active attention is attracted and kept with difficulties. The child is communicative, initiates with ease contacts with the personnel, the other children and with strangers. He likes the contacts with adults. He is not conflict and has good behavior in the group. He is prone to exhibiting whims and to be unhappy. He protects a toy that is taken away from him. The intellect of the child is with deficit corresponding to the diagnosis of Down Syndrome. He shows attachment, joy, anxiety and guilt. He is calm and observes the play of the other children. He plays with them and enjoys contacts with them. He carries out simple orders come here, give me your hand, and sit down. The child doesn’t have skills to serve himself built up, needs constant support. He can eat independently. He can’t put his clothes on and take them off on his own but cooperates when changed. He reacts to his name. He orientates in the daily routine. He doesn’t signal his physiological needs. The child understands the speech of the others when expressed elementary. He carries out orders and verbal commands. He pronounces single words by imitating. He is communicative, seeks contacts, and shows preferences in the interactions with the other children and the personnel. He has expressive mimics by which shows his emotions and attitudes. The child likes to listen to songs, laughs loud and claps with his hands. He moves in time with the music and is very lively and energetic. He attracts the attention of the adults by pulling them or patting them with his little hand because he can’t speak. He pronounces separate syllables: ma, ba, da as well as words from repetitive syllables: mama, baba.

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Dixon #2-3 - Age 11 - $20

Boy, Born March 22, 2001

From his medical records: Elementary thinking processes are observed. He can’t speak but pronounces separate sounds and some syllables. He knows his name and reacts when called. He carries out very elementary orders come here, give me your hand, and lie down. He distinguishes praise and reprimand. He is not oriented for a place and time. His attention is unstable, his memory is mechanic. He gives his hand for a greeting. He walks independently and has good general motorics. The fine motorics are limited. In emotional aspect the child is calm and quiet. He rejoices at the attention he is paid but prefers to play alone. He likes to play with toys by turning them from all sides. He looks at his hands with a great deal of interest and entertains himself by making different movements with them. The child is taken care of entirely by the personnel. The child is included in the project Granny and grandchild and learns how to eat independently. A speech therapist works with the child in order to develop his speech skills. The training how to eat on himself continues.

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Tanner #31-1 - Age 10 - $20

Boy, Born July 26, 2001

Main diagnosis: Down Syndrome. Deafness. Converging strabismus. Obstructive and reflux nephropathia.

Lagging behind in his neuro-psychical development.



EIGHT little boys. Just 8 out of the 107 with less than $50.

All it would take to get ALL EIGHT up to that measly $50 wall is $163.50

All it would take to make those kids look a little more worthwhile - $163.50

Can we do it ? Can we help them ? Can we share them ?

I think we can.


Friday, April 20, 2012

Do you know Neville ?




Do you know anyone named Neville ? Probably not.
Probably when you hear the name you think of this Neville.

Neville Longbottom, of Harry Potter fame - in the first books he was a minor character, with his disorganised ways, who wasn't a particularly good student. In the end, though, he turned into quite the hero !

How about this Neville ?

I've personally never heard of him, but found him in a google search. He is Neville Brand, an actor. He had many small rolls on TV and in the movies, his last appearance in a film being in 1985.

Another Neville -

Any guesses ? No ? This is Neville Chamberlain - he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 - 1940. He declared war on Germany in the Second World War. He was succeeded by the more famous Winston Churchill. I should probably know more about him - but the only reason I've really heard of him is because the next Neville in my list was named after him.

Well, OK - this isn't Neville, but if you lived in or around his village, you'd have seen this old truck puttering around, delivering firewood or lumber, or even helping people move house. It - and he - were quite the workers !! Three wheel cars used to be a lot more common in England - but this truck was pretty rare !

This is the Neville who used to drive it.

Neville Scrupps - not a famous Neville, just my dad. He was born in 1932, and spent his working years as a farm laborer, fork-lift truck driver, and then he had his own small business, selling firewood and lumber. Not famous like the Nevilles above, but he was well known in his and the surrounding villages. He was an unassuming man, living a pretty simple life, happy to be working and with his family. When he got sick, he made sure that my mum was settled into a new, smaller home. They moved into the village, so she was within walking distance of the stores. He waited until they were fully moved in, and had the yard just as they wanted it, before he drew his last breath a few weeks later, just before their 50th wedding anniversary.

It's because of my dad that I am advocating for THIS Neville

This Neville isn't famous. He isn't a wizard, politician or actor.
He doesn't have a family.
Neville isn't even his real name - just a pseudonym used by Reece's Rainbow to keep his true identity private. Right now, this Neville is, in the eyes of his country, a nothing. He was left behind at the hospital when he and his twin were born. Left behind because he wasn't perfect. In many countries of the world, people still believe that children with special needs have no worth. No doubt the doctors and nurses at the hospital encouraged his parents to leave him. I can't imagine how they felt - how they still feel. Do they think they did what was best for him, that he'd be better off in an institution ? Did they leave him thinking that he'd die soon, and they couldn't face the heartache ? We'll never know. What we do know is that this Neville needs a family.
He has had two unsuccessful surgeries to place a shunt, to drain the fluid from his brain. He is delayed because of the hydrocepalus - at
14 months, he isn't yet crawling, and can only sit with support. Despite his problems, he is described as being a happy, calm baby, who smiles whenever he gets attention. He needs further surgery to get that shunt working. He needs love, and more of that attention he craves. He needs therapy to overcome his delays. He needs a family.

Are you his mommy ? His daddy ? Do you know someone who might be ?
Please - share his face and profile - somewhere out there his family is waiting - and you might be the one to help them find him !


Share - pray - donate !!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Six down !!



I am so very happy to report that just four days after announcing the new goal, we have SIX children already up to or beyond $50 !! A huge shout out for:-

Sarah #11-18 - $52.50

Anastasia S. 15H - $106


Greta - $2293.14


Veronika L59 - $50

Elizaveta 3G - $50

Alec 26HA - $50.60

I am SO excited that we're off to such a great start !! Thank you for helping these kids out ! Don't forget to share share share, so their beautiful faces can be seen by as many people as possible, and their mommy and daddy can find them.

Please - don't forget Parker, Anderson and Sealey - my three little boys of the week !!

Parker - $26

Anderson - $30

Sealey - $20


Let's see if we can get all three of them up to at least $50, so I can focus on different children next week !!
I want to get as many faces out here as possible - I know that somewhere out there are families for every single one of my kids !!

Remember - share, pray, donate !!

Monday, April 16, 2012

Three little boys




Just look at the eyes on this kid !!

Can you imagine him with more hair, and a smile on his face ?? He turned 7 about a month ago. Do you have a son ? if he's older, what did he like to do when he was seven ? My son is 8 - he loves soccer - would play it all day long if we let him. He loves to hang out with the family, read and be read to, play with legos, build things, ride his bike. Just like any number of other kids his age.
What do you think Parker does with his time ?

His listing on Reece's Rainbow says that he is moderately cognitively delayed, and has a "secondary cardiopathy". Sounds like he would fit in wonderfully with a bunch of other young boys ! Go back - look into those eyes of his again - I bet there's a lot more going on in there than he's given credit for.
He would be a wonderful son !!
He surely deserves more than a measly $26 in his RR grant, don't you think ?


How about Anderson ? He's listed as being at the same orphanage as Parker. Maybe they share a room, and spend their days together ?


Anderson turned 8 in December. He is significantly cognitively delayed - he doesn't talk, but is able to make his needs known in his own way. He is physically active - bet he loves to get out and about and enjoy the fresh air ! He's facing the institution soon - and doesn't have much hope of being adopted with just $30 in his grant.

Also at the same orphanage is Sealey.


Sealey turned 7 last October. He's a lot more physically involved than Anderson and Parker, as he has cerebral palsy - but he's still a little boy who needs a mommy's love. I bet he would just love rough housing with his dad, and snuggling with mommy. He'll need lots of care and attention, but given time and therapy, who knows what the future could offer him ?
Sadly, $20 is all HE has to offer.

Three little boys - all around the age of my son


They should be out and about enjoying life with their family, not stuck in an orphanage or destined for an institution. Please - help them out, if you can - donate if you feel able - and above all

SHARE !!!!


Remember our goal - to get every child over the age of 6 over $50