BOY with Down syndrome in FL needs a forever family

January 22, 2012

Marc has been in the system far too long. His birth family has been exhausted

as time passes....I know this case from watching years as he continues to slide

into the system deeper and deeper, TOO SAD. He is a great kid, his personality

is being kept from shining from a system. He lives in a Developmentally

Disabled group home which is not conducive to personal gain or growth for a

young boy with Down syndrome. I met Marc and in the couple of hours he made eye

contact, winked back and made fun facial expressions, waved back and in the end

gave hugs and took photos with us. Unfortunately his group home parents

confined him to their lap, he was not offered the opportunity to go outside and

play with my children rather it was stated " he won't go " in front of him and no

encouragement for any interaction. I can only give my opinion but the

specialized group home as a fact gets BIG DOLLARS for caring for Marc and his

closet of clothes was maybe 4 outfits and toys were broke and hard to find....

his room well not like any child's room I have ever seen.. BORING BARE! My

observations from my eyes. HE NEEDS A FAMILY NOW! He needs someone to play the

game the state is playing. They will only do supervised visits. The group home

parents gave me the horrible terrible picture of a monster child..NOT WHAT I SAW

WHEN HE GOT TO THE HOUSE FROM SCHOOL....they did tell me the info before the

case worker got to the home. They shared he will not do this, he will not do

that...but when I asked about swimming they said they take him to their personal

home down the street to swim in their family pool and he is fine in their

home...HHHmmmm not wire they got where I was going with the question. I

believe in my whole heart if an experienced family who has the time to jump the

system's hoops and believes in this child like I do HE WILL BE YOUR STAR!!!!

Please help Marc find his family.

Beth Pringle

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