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She stands tall; not trying to fix the child I adopted

November 5, 2014 by Gillian Marchenko 8 Comments

She stands tall; not trying to fix the child I adopted   When we adopted Evangeline from Ukraine in 2009, she hunched. She cowered. She chose to spend her time hidden in little pockets of the house, behind the sofa, under the comforter on her bed. How would I bring her out of her shell? How would I get her to not only make eye contact with me, but to trust me and let love in after two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Down Syndrome, Gillian Marchenko Tagged With: adoption, Adoption awareness month, autism, Down syndrome, Down syndrome adoption, Gillian Marchenko, special needs, special needs adoption, special needs parenting

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