Boy, born 2015
Boy, born 2008
Boy, born 2011
Boy, born 2014
Boy, born 2011Mercedes
Girl, born 2005
Deaf; bilateral sensorineural hearing loss; valgus deformity; disease of biliary tract; other disease of pancreas
Listed: July 26, 2016
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Girl, born 2014Scout
Girl, born 2009
Blind; other disorder of the central nervous system; severe mental delays; congenital aphakia; degenerated conditions of globes
cardiomopathy; metatarsus varus; umbilical hernia; mild protein-energy malnutrition
Listed: July 26, 2016
NEW PIC: December 2016 Scout is living in an adult mental institution. She is blind, and hidden in her own dark world behind the walls of this place. PLEASE help us find her family!
Boy, born 2016Steven
Boy, born August 2007
Listed July 19, 2016
brain malformation (agenesia of the left part of ventricular system of the brain callosum hypogenesia liquor cyst of medial parts of left temporal and parietal lobe), congenital anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia epileptic syndrome, severe mental retardation
nystagmus
New pic January 2017. Steven needs out right now. He urgently needs medical care, nutrition, and a family who loves him.
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Garry
Boy, born 2016
congenital brain malformation: leptomeningeal cyst of back cranial fossa, hypoplasia of left cerebellar hemi-sphere, ventriculomegalia, atrophic process
Congenital heart defect: tetralogy of fallot, ventricular septal defect, stenosis of pulmonary artery, other congential malformation of the cardiac septa, heart failure
cystic dilation of collecting ducts atopic dermatitis
umbilical hernia
congenital deformity of the hip
hereditary optic atrophy
rickets
Listed: July 19, 2016
Sweet boy needs a family!
Otto
Boy, born September 2007
Mental delays with autistic features; Other and unspecified speech disturbances; Dysarthria and anarthria; Bacterial pneumonia, unspecified; Other diseases of biliary tract. Significant facial features of FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome).
Listed: June 6, 2016
Update June 2016: He is non-verbal and was in a laying room most of the time, but last summer he went to camp and spent 10 days free. He apparently came alive at camp. He’s a sweet sweet little guy. He was walking and interacting at camp. His diagnosis is autism/speech issues and mental delay.
See this wonderful blog post about his experience at summer camp! http://covenantbuilders.blogspot.com/2016/07/just-shadow-of-boy.html
He has been transferred to the adult mental institution. He needs out NOW.
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Boy, born 2016
Boy, May 2011
Barrett
Boy, born 2011
Listed: May 23, 2012
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/WMefdZwvUi0
This little love has a heart defect and numerous other health issues: condition after resection of coarctation of the aorta, aneurysm of interatrial septum with multiple defects perimembranous (VSD), laryngotracheomalacia (collapsed airway), micrognathia (abnormally small jaw), tracheostomy
Barrett desperately needs a family to give him the love, attention and medical care he needs to thrive.
Jasper
Boy, born 2012
disorder of the brain, unspecified
other specified mental disorders due to brain damage and dysfunction and to physical disease
hypospadias
Listed: April 25, 2016
He is not available until summer 2017!
Unless a medical codes changes
Camden
boy, born 2006
Microcephaly; Spastic tetraparesis
Listed: April 25, 2016
updated pics/video! August 2016
Video
He will be transferred to a handicapped children orphanage with no big chance to survive there. It may happen at the begining of 2017. He needs a family ASAP. He is very good and friendly child.
He has a good potential but no chance for any development in the orphanage. They will place him into the orphanage for handicapped children in a village with no chance for normal life.
His sister was adopted domestically a while ago. Please, help to place him in a loving family!
*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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Brice
Boy, born 2012
Microcephaly
Spastic Tetraparesis
updated pics/video Aug 2016
Video
Listed: April 25, 2016
Neil
Boy, born 2013
diagnosed with congenital brain disorder (callosal agenesis, polymicrogyria)
Spastic tetraparesis
Epilepsy syndrome
Speech delay
Listed: April 25, 2016
Updated pics/info/video August 2016
Poor guy! He was looking miserable! He is getting worse than before. He needs good diagnostic and medical care.
Video
SCARLET
Girl, born 2013 & Boy, born 2011
Scarlet: Epilepsy, FAS. She is severely handicapped
Rhett is healthy – Rhett has been adopted
VIDEO! January 2017: Shareable video link: https://youtu.be/OyGhFHu_A0E
New pics January 2017!!
Girl, born 2011Donnie
Boy, born 2012
Listed: April 2016
Congenital malformations of corpus callosum; Other reduction deformities of brain
Congenital hydrocephalus, unspecified
Cerebral palsy, unspecified,
Atrial septal defect
Congenital deformity of hip, unspecified
Convergent concomitant strabismus; Other disorders of optic disc
Girl, born 2011Simeon and Charlotte
Simeon, Born October 2007
Significantly delayed; Cerebral palsy
Charlotte, born 2002
significantly delayed
Listed February 22, 2011
New pic Jan 2017.
Simeon is a beautiful Roma child with dark hair and big brown eyes. He is significantly delayed, and diagnosed with cerebral palsy. We are trying to get more information on his social history. Simeon is a fraternal twin, whose sister has already been adopted.
Simeon is described as mostly non-verbal, and is not able to walk on his own. There just seems to be so much potential for him in a family environment. He is already an outcast because of his darker skin and will be left institutionalized – and likely bedridden — if not adopted.
From a family who visited with him in 2011: Simeon is barely responsive to stimuli, but I believe that could change if he received regular, loving attention. I didn’t observe any of the orphanage workers spending much time interacting with him. There were times that I was able to get him to smile and grip my hand. After a few days, he was even able to clap! But most of the time he is staring off in any direction and seems completely unable to control most of his movements. He was always either lying down or propped up in a sitting position. I never heard him speak. I also never heard him cry or fuss. Overall, a very calm child.
Married couples only, larger families and older parents welcome.
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Boy, born 2010Hans
Boy, born 2014
Spastic tetraparesis, convulsive disorder, epileptic syndrome, cardiopathy, partial atrophy of optic nerves, crossed eyes
Listed: March 8, 2016
From a family that met him 3/16:
He’s a good size for his age. I was allowed to hold him and he let me do the “mom away”. I kept trying to get into his line of vision, but he kept averting his gaze. It seemed like he could possibly be purposefully avoiding eye contact. I was able to easily shift him to a seated position in my arms, though I don’t think he could sit unassisted.
Boy, born 2015
Boy, born 2009Joey
Boy, born 2011
Mental delay, brain dysfunction, speech delay
Listed: February 1, 2016
Will be available September 2016!
From a family that met him 12/15:
Joey is a tiny, smiley little guy who loves attention and hugs! He was so happy to sit on my lap for a hug, to show me the little stuffed animal and toys he was holding and to have his picture taken! He is verbal and said things like, “Cheese!” when having his picture taken, and “Can I see?” to see the photo stored in the camera. He will make a sweet addition to any family and he will simply thrive with the love of a Mama and Papa poured into him! He is in the same place as Chester and Byron – the last three orphans left in their institution.
Lane
Boy, born 2003
Cerebral palsy, tetraparetic form
Listed: December 28, 2015
So sweet!
*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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Anton
Boy, born 2003
Cerebral Palsy, tetraparesis, microcephaly, convulsive disorder, chest deformation, severe mental delays, crossed eyes, nystagmus
Listed: December 28, 2015
Look at the light in his eyes!
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Miles
Boy, born August 2002
Severe mental retardation as a result of CP, spastic monoparesis (severe form), convulsive disorder
Listed: December 28, 2015
Miles needs a committed family prior to his birthday in August 2018.
Sweet boy needs a family! He still has light in his eyes.
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*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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Isabel
Girl, born 2011
beautiful girl will flourish with love!
Cerebral palsy, Localization-related (focal)(partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, Contracture of joint, Optic atrophy
New pic January 2017.
Keenan
Boy, born 2012
microcephaly
Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
Other congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connections
Other congenital malformations of cardiac septa
Iron deficiency anaemia
Other lack of expected normal physiological development
Optic atrophy
Lizzie
Girl, born 2003
Microcephaly
Profound mental retardation
Listed: December 8, 2015
Sweet girl!
*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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Rich
Boy, born 2004
hyperkinetic disorder, long-term adverse health effects: cranium-brain-trauma – fracture of parietal bone, brain contusion
Listed: December 8, 2015
Possible Shaken Baby Syndrome 🙁
Rich is already living at the institution. His needs are great. He will do best in an experienced adoptive family with older typical peer siblings to be the best support system and guide for behavior possible. Rich is so deserving of a family. He has already endured so much. Married couples only. Travel required.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Og48gYyXMpw
*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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LouAnn
Girl, born 2004
spastic tetraplegia, profound mental retardation, congenital malformation of retina
Listed: December 8, 2015
New pic January 2017
This is the face of institutional abuse and neglect in an Eastern European orphanage. LouAnn needs a family to love her…provide for her medical needs and give her the life she deserves.
*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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Margi
Girl, born 2007
microcephaly
symptomatic epilepsy
calculus of gallbladder with other cholecystitis
convergent concomitant strabismus
Sweet girl needs love!
*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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Kenzie
Girl, born 2015
Thoracic spina bifida with hydrocephalus; Lumbar spina bifida with hydrocephalus; Sacral spina bifida with hydrocephalus
Congenital heart defect: atrial septal defect; other malformation of the tricuspid valve; heart failure
Look at that hair! Adorable!
Precious baby girl! What a gift to have her listed so young.
At the age of two days old, she was operated. Now the hole in her spinal column is closed, but she needs the second step, next surgery. Mentally she is developing normal, she can grab things, she does the baby talk, she makes eye contact, she cries very seldom.
She can not sit, she always lays in her crib. She is a good eater, she has some baby fat. Her caregivers say she is not a cry baby, and seems to be happy. She was also previously listed as “Samantha.”
Mathis
Boy, born 2013
Multiple congenital arthrogryposis, internal hydrocephalus, open oval window
updated pics Jan 2015 and medical info:
Multiple congenital arthrogryposis, thymic hypoplasia, hypoplasia of abdominal wall muscles, crossed eyes, additional chord in the heart.
He had surgery. He is developing well. Smart boy. Needs out asap.
From a family that met him 11/15:
“Mathis” (he will be 3 years old in winter) also has delayed speech and mental delay. He did not use any words while we were there. He cannot sit, crawl, stand, or walk. We did not see him move about the floor, he needed to be held. This is frustrating for him. We did not observe him using his hands. I tried to place toys in his hands a he did not grab them. He did not laugh or smile.
Kenny
Boy, born 2006
Listed: November 17, 2015
Unspecified personality and behavioral disorder due to known physiological condition; Moderate intellectual disabilities; Atopic dermatitis; Other congenital valgus deformities of feet Unspecified cataract; Traction detachment of retina
New pic Jan 2017! Despite his horrible living conditions, Kenny still has a smile on his face and a glow in his eyes. An experienced adoptive family is preferred for him.
Shareable video link: https://youtu.be/SnUVVKs78Q0
Kenny shows facial features of FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome). Please research this condition!
Where is his mama?!
*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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Girl, born 2010Dominic
Boy, born 2005
Mixed behavioral disorders; left-sided scoliosis of thoracic spine of I stage
Listed: November 17, 2015
He needs to smile!
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Boy, born 2013
Boy, born 2012Megan
Girl, Born October 2002
Listed: May 1, 2011
Megan has been listed with us for 5 years. Please help us find her family!
Praise God for a new photo! Isn’t she BEAUTIFUL!? This beautiful girl is waiting for her forever family. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
*** I am eligible for a $15,000 Older Child Grant! For more information, email childinquiry@reecesrainbow.org ***
Riley and Robyn
Siblings! They must be adopted together! Both children have FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome).
Boy, born 2009
Other disorders of nervous system not elsewhere classified
mixed specific development disorder Pectus excavatum, Other congenital valgus deformities of feet,
Congenital ptosis
Girl, born 2010
Congenital malformations of corpus callosum, Quadriplegia, Unspecified intellectual disabilities, Congenital deformity of feet, unspecified Myopia
Alternating esotropia
VIDEO! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtnJr3wf5_w&feature=youtu.be
Audrey, Adelaide and Emmett
Sibling set – Must be kept together!
Listed: October 5, 2015
Girl, born 2004 (red dress)
Healthy
Girl, born 2006 (pink dress)
Other disorders of psychological development
Phonological disorder
flat feet
astigmatism
cardiomyopathy
boy, born 2008
Phonological disorder
ADHD
Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
Flat foot
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Kathleen
Girl, born 2004
Unrepaired cleft palate, mental delays
Listed: October 1, 2015
Kathleen is described as broadminded and cheerful.
From someone who met Kathleen in 2010: Kathleen is a very loving and social little girl who loves getting attention from adults. Whenever I was in her group, she was always right beside me, participating in whatever I was doing and engaging me in her own favorite activities. Kathleen has kept that silly, playfulness that most institutionalized children seem to lose. She was definitely a little mischievous getting into everything, but was also very quick to follow direction and obviously eager to please. I truly believe she would thrive in a family where she was showered with all the attention she deserves and allowed to simply be the fun-loving, silly little girl God created her to be.
From someone who met Kathleen in 2012: Kathleen is a happy little girl who would love to be able to communicate, but cannot because of an unrepaired cleft palate. She makes noises to communicate to the best of her ability. She is a very sweet little girl, and loves to play outside. Many missionaries who have met her loved her and spoke highly of her!
Update September 2015: Kathleen was moved into an all girls facility in 2012. The staff say she has adapted well to the routine and has a group of friends. However there is no opportunity for education or therapy where she currently is. The staff say their goals are focused physical activity and teaching the girls self care rather than on education. The facility is in a very rural village and there is no school nearby.
Kathleen was evaluated by a doctor who said that she is moderately mentally disabled. There is a high likelihood that she has some form of a congenital syndrome that she was born with. She has an unrepaired cleft palate, mitral valve prolapse, as well as some abnormality of her elbow joints. She is also very thin, it’s unclear if this is related to her syndrome since the other girls at her facility were not under weight like she is. We observed her eating several times, the palate does not seem to slow her down, but she does have to clear her nose frequently because there is no barrier between her mouth and her nasal cavity. It was originally thought that her speech challenges were due to the unrepaired palate, but the doctor says this is not likely since she is not just delayed in speech, but rather is completely nonverbal. He believes that she will remain nonverbal, but then again there is no speech therapy offered where she is, so we doubt that!
Kathleen understands and is able to follow basic instructions, and is able to perform self care with supervision (self feeds, toilets, dresses independently, etc). We were able to get her to play briefly kicking around a ball, and she liked to watch us color. We were unable to get her to use the crayons herself to see what her fine motor skills are like. She likes to take pictures but refuses to look at the pictures on the phone! She seems really averse to iphones, ipad, etc, when we tried to show her pictures and videos. She would hold our hands and lead us around where she wanted to go, and enjoys skipping! The staff have a nickname for her that basically means “energizer,” because she is always active and on the go!
Kathleen is a beautiful girl who is not able to reach her God given potential where she currently is. The doctor was not hopeful that she would “ever progress,” but we know that with the love/dedication of a family, and medical care/therapy that she needs, that she can prove him wrong!
*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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Byron
Boy, born 2011
FAS, Internal hydrocephalus, congenital brain malformations, slight mental delay, crossed eyes
So so sweet!!
New pic December 2016!
Shareable video link: https://youtu.be/joWms-lQA0E
Leena
Girl, born 2011
Listed September 11, 2015
Phenylketonuria, also known as PKU
New pic January 2017!
From a volunteer in August 2016: “I was happy to see that Leena is still the same strong willed young girl as last year. She is available for adoption now! She was a little calmer than last year, but she would still take every chance she got to run around. Just like last year it was obvious that some nurses have a very hard time with her and others love her. She’s much calmer when the nurses like her and she’s easier to handle. It was unclear if she was totally potty trained this year or that she’s still working on it. It was also unclear if she got the diet she needed, but her delays didn’t look worse. Leena is such a wonderful girl! She should be in a family where she has the chance to be who she is, all days of the year.
From a missionary who met her in 2015: “Leena is a strong-willed young girl. She is stubborn and funny. She loves to explore the world (within the concrete walls she lives between). She has been transferred to this facility in May and she is obviously still getting used to the circumstances of living. She had a lot more freedom in the baby orphanage she came from. Leena can walk (so don’t be fooled by the picture), she can run, she is very energetic. She can drink from a cup. This summer (2015) she was being potty trained. She doesn’t talk. She squeals when she is very excited. She is probably the size of a 3 year old at the moment (summer 2015). She probably understands what is being said to her, but she has a hard time following orders. Due to her PKU she needs a special diet and medicine. The baby orphanage she grew up in, didn’t provide the proper care. So (part of) het mental delays may be caused because of that. The facility she lived in right now, tries to provide the proper care. They do not receive funds for it, so they raise it themselves with a charity fund. They really try to take good care of her. Some nurses really like her. Other nurses have a hard time dealing with her, because of her energetic ways. She likes to move and run around all the time. As soon as you let go of her hand or take her out of her wheelchair, you have to chase her. As soon as you give her an opportunity she’ll take it. Some days she was tied up in a wheelchair and we thought she might have been drugged. She didn’t react, she didn’t smile, she didn’t interact. Until the moment my fiancé pulled her from the wheelchair and it was as if she came alive again. I have not seen any selfharming behaviours and I haven’t seen her hurt other children. I have also not seen her interact with other children at all. The nurses don’t like it when she gets all excited, but for me it was a sign that she was not so institutionalized yet. There was so much fight in her. I hope she finds a family before she loses the strength to fight and before her delays will get worse, due to a lack of a proper diet and medical care.”
Jude
Boy, born 2011
Severe delay of physical and mental development
Listed: Aug 25, 2015
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/i4KTSYVhRmU
From a family that met him 6/15:
We spent about a week with this sweet boy when we were adopting our son in June 2015. He is so desperate for love. He called me momma and begged my daughter and me to hold him. We loved on him as much as possible and he soaked it up. He picked up English words very quickly, and remembered day after day that I had hand sanitizer in my purse and asked for it by saying, “soap!” He loved to play ball with my kids, and the nannies would let him push the baby carriage around during walks. He has the most infectious giggle I’ve ever heard. He walks well, but the nanny indicated that he has issues with his knees. It didn’t stop him, though!
He needs a good, patient, and loving family to give him what he needs. He is so skinny and needs good nutrition. He has very minor orphanage behaviors, but from the progress he made just being with us for a few days, I know he will flourish in a caring family. He will be transferred to a horrible place (the director of the orphanage told me it is horrible), likely very soon, since he’s almost 4.
This region is beautiful and very cost efficient. The orphanage director is lovely. The facilitators are amazing, and the judge is hilarious and wonderful! You will be able to stay in a hotel and walk to the orphanage and enjoy the beauty and culture of a wonderful town.
LOTS of videos available!
Girl, born 2008
Boy, born 2008
Xander
Boy, born 2008
He has epilepsy; moderate mental retardation; convergent concomitant strabismus
He was placed into institution this July 2015 (transferred from a different orphanage). He cannot concentrate his attention; he understands speech addressed to him but keeps doing what he wants to; a kind of “runner”.
Jenni
Girl, born 2010
Pierre Robin syndrome, slight mental delay
New picture (left) May 2017.
She had surgery for cleft palate. She doesn’t speak but snuffles. She congenitally has very low palate. She most likely will never talk normally.
Jenni has a 17-year-old brother that a family must be approved for, as well.
From a family who met her in August 2017:
Jenni is a sweet, very cute little girl with a lot of personality. She is bubbly and does talk (although we didn’t know what she was saying) and was quick to come to us and cry out for us to be her Mama and Papa. She is very small for her age. She was friends with our daughter but was transferred to an older class so we only saw her on our first visit. She is so ready to be in a family and we believe she would absolutely thrive!
Tyrese
Boy, born 2010
HIV disease resulting in multiple infections, Disorder of brain, Divergent concomitant strabismus, Atopic dermatitis, Umbilical hernia
This attached picture is NOT recent, but it is what we have available for now. He has 3 older half-siblings, it is believed they live with family at this time.
This child shows significant facial features of FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome). This is not a diagnosis, but a cautionary disclosure.
Gavin
Boy, born 2012
Abnormal development of hand, congenital radial clubhand with right forearm shortening; balanic hypospadias; positive HCV, PCR antibodies are negative; pyelectasis
Tommy
Boy, born 2012
FAS, ventricular septal defect, congenital dislocation of the hip-bilateral, cleft lip
New pic January 2017! Tommy is a darling boy. He was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and the physical effects of it. Please research this condition so you are best prepared to help him with his lifelong needs!
Andy
Boy, born 2007
Organic damage of Central Nervous System: syndrome movements disturbances, moderate mental delays, hypermetropia
He has a brother who is not adoptable because he lives in the custodian family and his 2 younger sisters were adopted domestically.
He is very active, a kind of athletic, bossy.
*** I am eligible for an Older Child Grant! Grant funding is dependent on a completed application and available funds.
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Stefan
Boy, born 2009
parasomnia, severe mental delays, Other atopic dermatitis, Astigmatism
He needs a family asap! He requires much time and energy from the adopting family. He is a kind of enervative, cranky and rickety, he likes to be held in arms, he often cries.
This child shows significant facial features of FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome). Please research and prepare yourself for the challenges of children with this condition.
Lisa
Girl, born 2002
Down syndrome
Listed: May 25, 2015
*** I am eligible for a $15,000 Older Child Grant! For more information, email childinquiry@reecesrainbow.org ***
Ryker
Boy, born 2009
Childhood autism, Drug-induced tics, Mixed specific developmental disorders, respiratory issues, Other alopecia areata, Umbilical hernia, enuresis
Listed: May 2015
Not communicative with children, better with adults, but very “selective” communication – he choses whom he likes and then he may talk to this person and he may absolutely ignore people whom he dislike.
Not much smiling. He speaks.
He is visited by his grandmother but she does not take him home.
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