QX has been in our care for the past 6 years. She was born with Down syndrome and abandoned as a small infant. When she was 4 years old, her orphanage asked if she might be able to join one of foster families.
QX has benefited greatly from being in a family.
Like many children affected by Down syndrome, she is delayed in a number of areas. But her foster parents have helped her to make so much progress – far more than if she had remained in an institutional setting.
Although her speech is still somewhat unclear, she loves to talk and is a little chatterbox. But what she loves more than anything is helping out. Give her a table that needs wiping down, or a basin of dirty toys, or a floor that needs to be swept and it’s like she just won the lottery!
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Of course, this is not just a matter of chores getting done. QX is gaining confidence, independence and valuable life skills while “helping” out at home.
QX demonstrates a great deal of care and compassion toward others. We know this is because she has seen this modeled over and over – in her own foster family and her classroom. Recently she was with her brother at a lesson on traditional Chinese medicine where the children were learning about treatment with moxibustion cups. She noticed that the one of the cups started to slip, so she rushed over to help out and stabilize it. The teachers were quite surprised by her attentiveness and sense of responsibility!
