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| Listed April 2023 |
FAMILY FOUND DECEMBER 2023
"Paulie"
Meet beautiful miss "Paulie"! Paulie is 2 years old and living in Eastern Europe. This sweet girl has a long list of diagnoses, including holoprosencephaly, epilepsy, agenesis of corpus callosum, multicystic encephalopathy, and cerebral palsy. Paulie is also blind, and has a feeding tube.
Precious Paulie is a sweet and gentle little girl. She is usually calm, and enjoys cuddles and attention from her caregivers. Paulie smiles when she hears singing, or when she is spoken to sweetly.
Paulie is fully dependent on her caregivers. She is often placed in a specialized vertical chair, and she can hold a toy for a period of time. Paulie startles with loud noises, can turn her head in the direction of sounds, and communicates her needs by crying. Paulie attempts to turn from her back to her stomach while on a firm base. She can move left and right, and lay in different positions. Paulie can also hold her head up for a short time.
Paulie has a $2,500 grant with Wasatch!
This sweet, tiny, and tender girl would benefit so much from early intervention services. Those eyelashes are so beautiful, how can you say no to this pretty girl!? I pray that "Paulie" doesn't have to wait much longer. Her needs seem intimidating, but the right family is out there waiting to scoop her up and love her forever. Are you that family?
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UPDATE APRIL 2025
"Paulie" is now Olivia, and her condition has already improved since arriving in the US along with her adopted brother Martin (Danny on RR) a few weeks ago! Olivia is an adorable little girl and is SO loved by her mama, daddy, and TWELVE siblings! Currently, Olivia is in the hospital still fighting for her life. The years of neglect and malnourishment have taken a toll. Due to the lack of food and care, she cries often, her little tummy in pain from all the quality food she is now able to receive. She has not been tolerating her feeds well. Though still weak and fragile, lying in a hospital bed, Olivia no longer has to face these trials alone. She is a loved daughter and sister, and has a mama to hold her hand and sing to her through all the hardest moments. Advocacy, prayers, and donations have made a HUGE difference for Olivia and her family's adoption journey! Welcome home Olivia! (posted with permission from the Brown family).
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| Olivia being held by her big sister Millie, who was adopted from Ukraine severely malnourished at age 16 in 2020. |
UPDATE MAY 2025
Sweet Olivia has now been home a little over a month, and is finally out of the hospital and doing a little better. She still cries often, but she is beginning to get the nutrition that she needs, is sleeping better, and is showing off a few more smiles! THIS is why we advocate! For children like Olivia, who just need a family to show them the love and get them the quality care they so need and deserve. She is beginning to learn that when she cries, mama will be there to comfort her. Her first smile in a family, and her first time in a stander! An orphan no more sweet Olivia. I can't wait to see so many more firsts in a family!
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