Day 7...Camden!

Meet Camden! 

Camden, born in February 2008, was found at the gate of the orphanage when he was approximately 4 months old.  There was a note attached to him that said, "This child has a lack of calcium."  After a search for his birth parents was completed, he was given over into the orphanage's care.  

Upon his initial examination, there were no abnormalities noted.  He has been a healthy boy during his stay at the orphanage.  His file does mention microcephaly (small head size), but this has not been confirmed by a doctor.  His development seemed to be right on track for a child his age...at 9-10 months, he could stand in his crib and walk while holding on...at 11-12 months he could walk without assistance.  Actually, this is quite astonishing for a child living in an orphanage!  

Recently, WACAP (the agency that helped us bring Mycah home) met sweet Camden.  This was what they had to say about their visit:

"Camden was taller than the other 6-year-old boys we saw from his orphanage. When it was his turn, he introduced himself and carefully recited a poem. According to his caregivers he has good coordination and likes to play ball and run with his friends; they said his general development is about the same as other children his age. His speech is delayed and we were told he’s making steady progress. He doesn’t attend school yet, so we asked if he could draw or write and gave him a pen and paper. He wasn’t sure what we wanted him to do, but with encouragement he tried to copy the circle we drew on the paper for him. We were told he has a good heart and likes to help people. Of course his favorite thing is playtime with toys! Camden has a diagnosis in his report, but the caregivers told us he hadn’t actually had a professional evaluation or testing, so they didn’t know if it was accurate."

Camden's file is currently with WACAP.  For more information on this little guy and exactly what is involved in beginning this adoption journey, please message me!  You can also contact WACAP directly and request more info about Camden.  There is a $4000 grant to help an eligible family with this adoption!  

Please share this post.  You never know which one of your friends might be considering adoption.  Or perhaps Camden is the missing piece in your family?  :-)

I am praying today that his forever family finds him soon.