Wednesday’s Child: Meet 8-year-old Darnell

TEXAS, USA — Today’s Wednesday’s Child is medically fragile and lives in one other a part of Texas. So, as an alternative of getting him journey to us, we acquired artistic and did a Zoom name with Darnell and his advocates over the summer time! 

Darnell is now 9 years outdated and nonetheless hasn’t been adopted. Prepare your self, his candy smile and spirit will soften your coronary heart!  

Below is our story from June 2022 when Darnell was 8 years outdated: 

Advocates confirmed WFAA photos of Darnell when he was only a child. Even although he is within the neonatal intensive care unit within the pictures, he is smiling and appears lovely. 

Darnell entered the foster care system when he was a child within the hospital. It’s additionally when his legal professional advert litem, Doris Berry, met him for the primary time. 

“The doctor indicated to me that he wouldn’t survive 30 days. I’ve often thought I’d like to go back and find that doctor and say, this is what a good therapeutic foster home can do for these kids,” Berry stated through a Zoom interview. 

Darnell was born with continual respiratory sickness. He’s lived in the identical foster house his total life, the place he receives across the clock care from dozens of employees members.

“He has about 38 moms, and everyone treats him just like he’s their kid,” stated Tammy Bolin, proudly.

Bolin is Darnell’s foster mother. Like his legal professional advert litem, Bolin has additionally recognized Darnell his total life.

Although he would not converse, Bolin stated Darnell communicates in some ways, together with with signal language, his vitality and together with his stunning smile. 

“His laughter is affection. If you listen to him, he’s got the best laugh ever,” stated Bolin.  

She stated Darnell is flourishing.  

“His loving nature has really kind of blossomed in the last 2 1/2 years, where he wants to hug and he wants to give you kisses,” she stated. 

“He means so much to all of us. He’s got so many mamas and so many daddies. He’s part of our family,” she stated.  

Darnell is lively. He likes to swing and do what each different youngster does.

“I want Darnell to have a home that is a loving family, that looks at him as their own, and that he participates in all of their family outings. He goes out to eat, he goes to the park with them. All the things we do with him,” she stated. 

Darnell wants a perpetually household who can deal with his medical wants and who’s prepared to assist him for the remainder of his life. 

“I would love to see a family that has the patience and the love to take care of a child like this,” stated Berry. 

As his legal professional advert litem, Berry is decided to assist Darnell discover the proper household who can look after him simply as, she says, his foster house household has cared for him all his life. 

“He can show a family what love really is,” she stated.

His foster mother hopes a household with a medical background will step as much as undertake him.

“He’s going to have to have somebody that’s very savvy with medical, like a nurse or doctor, somebody who understands respiratory illness,” stated Bolin.

Just take into consideration the prognosis Darnell overcame at delivery. Doctors stated he would not make it previous 30 days, and right here he’s eight years later.  

Darnell is a particular soul who wants an equally particular household. 

“I just hope a family that will consider him will see him for what he really is… that he is an awesome, sweet and loving little soul,” stated Berry.

For extra information on the way to undertake Darnell, please ship all accredited house research to LaQueena Warren at [email protected]. Please keep in mind to incorporate Darnell’s identify throughout the topic line. 

If you are not licensed, please go to adoptchildren.org to seek out out extra information on the way to grow to be licensed to foster and/or undertake or contact LaQueena Warren at 817-304-1272.

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