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A couple from Miami adopted and raised 88 children with disabilities

'04.07.2017'

Source: Global News

Photo: The Possible Dream Foundation

In order to adopt 88 children with disabilities, a couple from Miami took 40 years.
Camilla Geraldi always felt that her vocation was to help children with disabilities. Awareness of this came to her at a young age, when she worked as a nurse in a hospital. She spent most of her time with such children. Camilla's father was a philanthropist who raised money for children with disabilities. He writes about it Global News.

She met her husband, Mike, in the same hospital where she worked herself. Mike is a pediatrician. At the very beginning of the relationship, the girl said that she wanted to adopt as many children with disabilities as she could. And he agreed to do it with her. And after a while, Mike proposed to Camille. During the 40 years that Mike and Camilla lived together, they managed to adopt and raise 88 children.

The children who grew up in their family had various diseases: Down syndrome, various facial deformities, autism, and almost all had some kind of heart disease. Officially, the family was able to adopt only 32 children, the rest of 57 were under their care. In addition, Mike and Camilla married two daughters.

Now children get into the family through The Possible Dream Foundation and social workers. But the stories of the appearance of children with disabilities were different, sometimes unbelievable. There were cases when children were simply left on the doorstep of Camille and Mike.

“One day I even received an envelope from Japan with the note:“ For a lady in the United States who adopts all children with special needs. ” My name was not on it, but the letter reached me, ”Camilla recalls.

During these years, the family suffered from a series of setbacks, including the loss of a home in Florida and a fire in a North Carolina estate.

But the worst blow was Mike's death from mesothelioma at the beginning of 2016.

“We have to rethink our life, - said Camilla. - I couldn't cry. It would destroy my children. The only time I could cry was when I was taking a shower. ”

Camilla is proud of herself, looking at how well things are going with her children. Moreover, the majority did not have a chance to develop somewhere else.

If Camilla and Mike were not engaged in these children, most likely, they would not be able to achieve anything in life.

“When our children come to us, most of them have diseases that are incompatible with life. These are serious genetic and heart problems. If they did not come to us, they would quietly fade away in hospices. Otherwise, they are surrounded by care and love, ”says Camilla.

From 88 children 32 baby died. But they got better care during their short lives.

“None of my children went to hospice because they received good care at home. My Adam has just died. He was 23. Other people ask: "What is the purpose of your life?" But it does not matter. I just want to support them. To be close and to love them, ”- said Camilla.

Camilla now lives in a mountain region of Georgia with 20 children and two full-time employees. And then there are volunteers who come every day.
In Georgia, she moved after the death of Mike. The state did not allow her to take away all the children who were under her care.
The children were sent to various places and families. Camilla was able to take with her only adopted children.
She was desperate. Now Camilla has completely devoted herself to the youngest daughter Isabella. She's eight years old. The girl is addicted to cocaine.

“We wanted her to detoxify without medication. And for the first two years we thought that she did not hear and did not see. But today it is in excellent condition. I think this is God's way of saying, “You did everything right,” added Camilla.

Isabella became the 88 child whom Camilla adopted with Mike. Each child had a T-shirt with a special number. Isabella has it with the number “88”.

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