Today's waiting child is a little boy who is blessed to be in a foster family, yet wants a permanent family to call his own. It should be noted that "esotropia" is the technical term for crossed eyes. If they turn in, it is esotropia; out is exotropia. A simple out-patient surgery can correct this condition if eye patching to strengthen the eye muscles is not enough. A family home recently with a child with this condition said recovery was quick and easy. An international adoption specialist would be able to give more insight into his medical needs; contact Hand In Hand for recommendations.
Boy 711Q -- Born 6.21.01, esotropia, and partial cerebral sulcuses
The baby boy was found at 16:40 on 2002-2-4. The child wore yellow and green snow shirt and blue woolen pants and pink coat. He had a birthday note which is June 21 2001. He was sent to our SWI by the police officer. PE on admission showed, he was 65cm in height, 6kg in weight, 42cm in head size, 43cm in chest size, 1*1cm of frontal fontanel. He had normal skin, average nutrition, esotropia of both eyes coarse breathing of both lungs with wheezy phlegm and fine moist rales, HR 118bpm, strong cardiac sound, regular rhythm. He had flat and soft abdomen, not swollen liver and spleen, no deformity of spine, limbs: swollen thighs, piled up muscle, good motions, symmetric and no deformity of thorax. The NS was (-). He had severe pillow bald at head, tended to cry and be frightened. He had 4 teeth. He has been vaccinated according to normal vaccination process.
He had lived in our SWI by March of 2005 with good development and similar level of mental development as his peers. However, since he lived in group environment, he had less knowledge level than the children who live in family settings. In April of 2005, he has joined the National Children’s Family program which is a foster family program of the Half of the Sky Foundation. He has lived in one of the foster families of Children’s Welfare Institute so far.
He gets along well with the foster parents, and has strong self-cared ability. He could get along well with other children and take care of others. He could do something as his age appropriate. He is a gentle child and now he is in 2nd grade with average marks. He has strong motor skills with harmonious motions. He loves outdoor activities and good self-protect sense. He likes watching TV especially cartons and Kongfu films. He likes chasing and playing balls. In terms of diet: he has regular 3 meals per day and he is not a picky eater. He likes meat and is interested in all kinds of fruits. In terms of mental development, he has good developments on language skills, cognition, fine motor skills and social ability. He has strong ability of hand making as well as self-care. He has poor self-control ability and poor language skills in that he speaks unclearly yet it could be understood. He has rich imagination.
The PE this time shows that he is 128cm in length, 28kg in weight, 48cm in head circumference and 58cm in chest circumference and 22 teeth; partial cerebral sulcuses, cisterns and fissures and ventricles are mild wide; esotropia of both eyes; coffee speckle on skin.
The SWI is a big family with lots of children, however, he prefers to have a family of his own with dad and mom. He is willing to be adopted by a foreign family. He is a naïve and active boy. We hope he could find a suitable family as soon as possible and grow up in a family setting.
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