Adopt-A-Child ~ Jesi
Three year old Jesi was born in Haiti and was abandoned due to her special needs. She was found by American missionaries who recognized her severe need and brought her to America on a Medical Visa.
After arriving here in the US, the missionaries, who thought she had hydrocephalus and seizures, took her to doctors and found out her needs were much more severe. She was diagnosed with severe brain damage, a stroke which affects her right side, infantile spasms, and Cerebral Palsy.
It was too much for the missionaries, but there was no one to send her back to and the doctors would not release her back to her country anyway due to her advanced medical needs. It was then, in March of 2007, that she found a home here with parents who are in the process of adopting her.
Jesi is here on a Medical Visa and not yet a US citizen. Therefore, she does not qualify for Medicaid, MRDD, or any other programs that assist children and families with different abilities. Once her adoption is finalized, they will still have to wait 2 years until she is officially a US citizen. Jesi smiles and giggles constantly and she needs communication devices so that she can communicate her needs and interact with her family.
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