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We adopted five special-needs foster kids : the inspiring true story of how an absolutely crazy idea led to one very big, happy family / Ann Ellsworth.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: x, 262 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781510745292
  • 1510745297
Subject(s):
Contents:
Conception -- The adoptive industrial complex -- Are you my mother? -- Jimmy -- Take five -- Rock tumbler -- Nuclear family -- Susie -- A new normal -- Haunted house -- You can't be serious -- Anthony -- Grafting a family tree -- Use your words -- Lawful -- Jason -- Ann Fox -- Silent spring -- Do the math -- White mom -- Ruby -- See ya sucker -- State of the union -- Late night thoughts -- Bio mom -- Opposite house -- Opposite house -- Audrey -- Mortal coil -- Quodlibet -- How many roads.
Summary: "In 2008, Ann and Dan made the life-altering decision to start a family. In their mid-forties and inspired by various stories that they had heard, the couple decided to adopt special needs children through foster care. Not wanting to separate siblings, Ann and Dan's family eventually grows to seven, first with the adoption of Jimmy and Ruby, and then Jason, Susie, and Anthony. Poignant and heartfelt, We Adopted Five Special-Needs Foster Kids is for any reader who has ever been part of a family." -- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 362.734 E47 Available 33111009550555
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A powerful memoir about the joys and pains of making a family.
In 2008, Ann and Dan made the life-altering decision to start a family. In their mid-forties and inspired by various stories that they had heard, the couple decided to adopt special needs children through foster care. Not wanting to separate siblings, Ann and Dan's family eventually grows to seven, first with the adoption of Jimmy and Ruby, and then Jason, Susie, and Anthony.


But, the transition was not without its challenges. The children, aged five to ten years old, had been neglected, abused, and diagnosed with behavioral, cognitive, medical, and psychiatric conditions, none of which could be treated medically. Their first months in their new home were intense, overwhelming, and on occasion, violent. With numerous outbursts and incidents, Ann and Dan's patience and resolve were constantly tested. But slowly, when surrounded with stability, warmth, compassion, and love, the children settled in and became a family.


Poignant and heartfelt, We Adopted Five Special-Needs Foster Kids is for any reader who has ever been part of a family.

"In 2008, Ann and Dan made the life-altering decision to start a family. In their mid-forties and inspired by various stories that they had heard, the couple decided to adopt special needs children through foster care. Not wanting to separate siblings, Ann and Dan's family eventually grows to seven, first with the adoption of Jimmy and Ruby, and then Jason, Susie, and Anthony. Poignant and heartfelt, We Adopted Five Special-Needs Foster Kids is for any reader who has ever been part of a family." -- Provided by publisher.

Conception -- The adoptive industrial complex -- Are you my mother? -- Jimmy -- Take five -- Rock tumbler -- Nuclear family -- Susie -- A new normal -- Haunted house -- You can't be serious -- Anthony -- Grafting a family tree -- Use your words -- Lawful -- Jason -- Ann Fox -- Silent spring -- Do the math -- White mom -- Ruby -- See ya sucker -- State of the union -- Late night thoughts -- Bio mom -- Opposite house -- Opposite house -- Audrey -- Mortal coil -- Quodlibet -- How many roads.

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