Meet Aria, Isabel, Gaby, Jordan and Stephanie…
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Aria is 9 years old and arrived in Tashirat 8 years ago at the age of 18 months. Aria had lived with her twin sister in the government orphanage from the day she was born. They had been up for adoption but because her sister was mentally disabled they weren’t adopted and eventually they were channeled to us. Aria was way behind developmentally in every way when she arrived. She wasn’t even capable of crying. She would open her mouth to cry and nothing would come out. Her first 18 months she lived in a room with 25 other babies. At first we were amazed at how quiet the government “nursery” was when we visited but shortly after we realized that none of the babies cried because they had learned that cries were ignored and so they became unnaturally silent. Today Aria is a normal little girl and actually unusually conscientious. She is incredibly observant and is a natural actress. She loves singing and putting on dramatic shows for her friends. She is very independent and strong yet very, very loving. She is often maternal with our younger children and has a real knack for making Gabi and Jordan laugh with her shows.
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Isabel is Aria’s twin sister. When Isa arrived in Tashirat with Aria at 18 months she was unable to do more than a month old baby could do. She was unable to lift her head or even roll. The sounds she made were those of a newborn and she was as limp as a noodle. It was feared she would never walk. Within months we had Isa crawling and today Isa walks and even runs like all of the children. Isa´s condition and overall disposition was greatly affected by her many health conditions and the strong medications that had been given to her by the government orphange. We were able to heal Isa with very good nutrition and very shortly after her arrival she was off of all medications and she never relapsed. Isa is a very lively little girl with very strong opinions of her own. She is extremely loving and sensitive but also quite bossy! She also has a really clever sense of humor and makes friends with ease.
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Gabriel (Gaby) is 5 years old but the size of a 10 month old baby. He has been with us for 2 years. He has Ehler Danlos syndrome, which is essentially an over elasticity of the joints, and also dwarfism, both of which have inhibited him from walking yet. He was abandoned by his family under a bridge when he was a baby and spent the following 3 years in a government orphanage. When Gaby arrived in Tashirat he was an extremely unhappy little boy. He cried constantly due to the extreme discomfort caused by constant high fevers and ill health. He would beat himself in the head with his fists if anyone approached him. Our little boy has transformed dramatically in the last 2 years. Within weeks of his arrival we were able to put an end to his chronic fevers and physical discomfort and he has grown to be really expressive (using his few words and many expressions and gestures) and he is such a little sunshine in life. Despite his disabilities, Gaby is one of the most interactive, joyous children.
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Jordan is 2 ½ years old and has been with us for nearly 2 years. He arrived in Tashirat with his 4 older siblings. Before arriving in Tashirat the whole family had been living in subhuman conditions with their mentally disabled mother and her abusive family members. Jordan was an absolutely miserable little boy, always grumpy, vacant eyed and so often crying. Today he is a very changed little person, always laughing and making jokes. He finds his brother Dovin (5 yrs old) especially hysterical. Jordan goes into gales of laughter every time Dovin is nearby, and his laughter is so infectious that every child near laughs with him. He has a very gentle and beautiful way of expressing himself, but most beautiful of all is seeing him grow in self-confidence. Jordan loves to sing these days. Apparently, his favorite song is Old McDonald Had a Farm, because he will often break out with half shout, half singing “Moo, moo here!” out of nowhere just for the joy of it. His transformation has been a very incredible experience for all of us, as we all knew him as he was before he blossomed in to the loving, happy little being he is now.
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Estephany (Stephanie) is an 8 year old girl and has been with us for 2 years. She, like Isabel, may never become totally independent as she is mentally disabled. She is very affectionate, and loves to be with people. She was extremely neglected, living enclosed in a room for years. She was so caked with dirt when she was discovered that it was thought that she was deaf, but her ears where simply plugged with filth. When she came to Tashirat she almost never smiled and was extremely fearful of the smallest things. Estephany is now very outgoing, even with strangers, and is known for her funny, totally off the wall comments. Her open, loving nature has really blossomed in the last 2 years, as she changed from a very antisocial loner to a regular little girl who loves to chat and play with her girlfriends. She is always caring and affectionate with her playmates. Babies fascinate her, and her favorite toys are, of course, her dollies whom she loves to wrap them up in blankets and carry around with her. She always tries to do the same with the smaller children if she can! For the first year she was here, Estephany would hardly play with anything at all; only puzzles could attract her attention. One of the first things we had to teach her was just how to play.
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