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In April 2008, Peter, Kylie and Julian FitzGerald celebrated Isabella Claudia officially joining their family.
Our appointment at Chiquitines was at 8.30am, Monday 21 April, 2008. Our excitement was not dampened by our lack of sleep, the pouring raining or the fact that we had no hot water in our hotel room. After a 45 minute meeting with the Director of the orphanage, Agatha, and Isabella's docto r, Andro, Isabella was presented to us by Maria.
She was absolutely beautiful and seemed as happy and relieved to see us, as we were to see her. The meeting was a joyous occasion. There were very few tears - except when we tried to express our gratitude for everything Agatha and her staff had done for Isabella and for us over the previous few months.
Perhaps because of the photos, videos and the number of medical reports that we had received since January, Isabella was very familiar to us. And it seemed that she knew exactly who we were. She looked at us as if to say "you finally got here!" and she was looking back at Agatha, Andro and Maria as if to say "we should be right from here, thanks". The bonding was immediate, especially with her big brother Julian - her biggest smiles had been saved for J ulian.
Thank you to Ricky and our AFC friends and to Jenny, Anjali, and Mary at DOCs for all your help and support.
Peter, Kylie, Julian and Isabella
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ACC Christmas Picnic
Sunday, 28 November, 2010
From 11 am
Wentworth Common, Olympic Park
Join all the Australians Caring for Children families to celebrate the end of another year. Bring your family and friends along for a picnic in the park.
http://www.accau.org/Calendar.php
Wentworth Common has a playground with a flying fox for the big kids, a giant sandpit for the littlies and lots of grass for the soccer ball. There is a bike path for bikes and scooters.
There are bbq's available or bring a picnic lunch.
There is no cost but a Festive Donation in support of ACC's work would be very much appreciated ($20 per family as a guideline).
Look out for the balloons!
Please contact Kathy Blanter on 0418 403 122 or blanter@ozemail.com.au with any enquiries. |
