Handsome J's Christmas Miracle
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Thank you so kindly for joining our precious, brave little guys journey! J aka Mr. Affectionate is a 5-year-old Chinese Orphan. The moment I saw his plea for a family to host him over the holidays in America, my heart melted. I saw a gigantic need I could fill and a special needs child who I know I have the ability, patience & time to help. I saw him not only coming here to help benefit his life, but I know he will deeply enrich mine and anyone who is fortunate enough to meet him. So little J has come to America and will be spending time with our family, in our loving home for the holidays. Our goal is to advocate for this young man to not only get him the medical care he absolutely needs but also to help him find a loving, kind, patient & caring family to adopt him. ((Adoption inquiries should email Meredith at Great Wall of China Adoption/Children of All Nations))
As you may have noticed, J was born with a very rare condition called Arhinia. Essentially, he was born without a nose. There have been 43 cases documented worldwide; it is extremely rare. J is also blind and has Mediterranean anemia. It is our hope that we will be able to restore some, if not all, of his vision! Additionally, we do not know how developed his olfactory system is and that will require diagnostic testing for a definitive diagnosis. We do know it is possible that he has full or partial development and surgery could restore his sense of smell. Imagine this young boy, who survives in an orphanage with two primary senses (touch & hearing), receiving the priceless gifts of sight & smell. It literally would change the course of his future & offer him so many more opportunities in life, a better quality of life & all of the simple joys we able-bodied individuals so commonly take for granted. Our dream for him is to have him seen by an eye specialists and Pediatric Craniofacial physicians. Currently he will be seeing Dr. Daniel Karr of the Casey Eye Institute & from there he will see Dr. Anna Kuang at the Child Development & Rehabilitation Center at OHSU here in Portland, OR. J will also be seeing dentist Dr. Dr. Kristine Aadland, D.M.D. & Dr. Philip Paden of Paden Eye Care Center.
This adorable young boy with the most infectious smile & giggle deserves the gift of medicine and the blessing of love & family. Let’s help this tiny tike get the Christmas Miracle every orphan dreams of! We need to have him seen by all of these specialists BEFORE January 10th! Will you please help us help J by donating today? All funds raised will go directly towards medical care & care related costs. Any funds remaining we will proudly donate towards the cost of adoption for his forever family. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity & supporting J!
For DAILY updates, please join us over at www.Facebook.com/MrAffectionate
***This was Update #3, but I am adding it to his original description as well: Hello everyone! I wanted to take a moment to update all of you since J is asleep and I have my hands free finally! He is one BUSY busy boy but astonishingly SMART! He learns SO quickly and I am continuously blown away by him & his eagerness, willingness to adapt & grow! We have had a LOT of people ask why we aren't trying to raise the full adoption costs. And we have had a lot of people ask what that actually would cost, should they be interested in looking into potential adoption options. Well, I honestly just had not thought that far ahead when I created this GoFundMe. It was originally just for his medical and anything OVER the cost of medical I would donate towards his adoption. His adoption is going to cost about $35k all said & done. It's quite a lump of money & it is a huge deterrent for families who would honestly be EXCEPTIONAL homes for children like J. So.... this made me really think.... we have the power to advocate for him, the reach to get him SEEN! So, why not also help raise the costs of his adoption so that that takes one major stress or hurdle off of an amazing potential family! That said, I am upping his GoFundMe goal in hopes of raising enough funds for his medical care, diagnostics & related cost as well as ADOPTION! I think we can all get behind this & make some major magic happen! I believe in you & I believe in J! We can't change the world, but we can change his world! Let's do this Team J!
As you may have noticed, J was born with a very rare condition called Arhinia. Essentially, he was born without a nose. There have been 43 cases documented worldwide; it is extremely rare. J is also blind and has Mediterranean anemia. It is our hope that we will be able to restore some, if not all, of his vision! Additionally, we do not know how developed his olfactory system is and that will require diagnostic testing for a definitive diagnosis. We do know it is possible that he has full or partial development and surgery could restore his sense of smell. Imagine this young boy, who survives in an orphanage with two primary senses (touch & hearing), receiving the priceless gifts of sight & smell. It literally would change the course of his future & offer him so many more opportunities in life, a better quality of life & all of the simple joys we able-bodied individuals so commonly take for granted. Our dream for him is to have him seen by an eye specialists and Pediatric Craniofacial physicians. Currently he will be seeing Dr. Daniel Karr of the Casey Eye Institute & from there he will see Dr. Anna Kuang at the Child Development & Rehabilitation Center at OHSU here in Portland, OR. J will also be seeing dentist Dr. Dr. Kristine Aadland, D.M.D. & Dr. Philip Paden of Paden Eye Care Center.
This adorable young boy with the most infectious smile & giggle deserves the gift of medicine and the blessing of love & family. Let’s help this tiny tike get the Christmas Miracle every orphan dreams of! We need to have him seen by all of these specialists BEFORE January 10th! Will you please help us help J by donating today? All funds raised will go directly towards medical care & care related costs. Any funds remaining we will proudly donate towards the cost of adoption for his forever family. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity & supporting J!
For DAILY updates, please join us over at www.Facebook.com/MrAffectionate
***This was Update #3, but I am adding it to his original description as well: Hello everyone! I wanted to take a moment to update all of you since J is asleep and I have my hands free finally! He is one BUSY busy boy but astonishingly SMART! He learns SO quickly and I am continuously blown away by him & his eagerness, willingness to adapt & grow! We have had a LOT of people ask why we aren't trying to raise the full adoption costs. And we have had a lot of people ask what that actually would cost, should they be interested in looking into potential adoption options. Well, I honestly just had not thought that far ahead when I created this GoFundMe. It was originally just for his medical and anything OVER the cost of medical I would donate towards his adoption. His adoption is going to cost about $35k all said & done. It's quite a lump of money & it is a huge deterrent for families who would honestly be EXCEPTIONAL homes for children like J. So.... this made me really think.... we have the power to advocate for him, the reach to get him SEEN! So, why not also help raise the costs of his adoption so that that takes one major stress or hurdle off of an amazing potential family! That said, I am upping his GoFundMe goal in hopes of raising enough funds for his medical care, diagnostics & related cost as well as ADOPTION! I think we can all get behind this & make some major magic happen! I believe in you & I believe in J! We can't change the world, but we can change his world! Let's do this Team J!
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Amanda Giese
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Vancouver, WA