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Hello there! I'm an elementary teacher and this is my 3rd Annual Holiday Family Adoption.
I teach at a low income area school and daily I see good families struggling to make ends meet. Each year, I secretly search for a family who needs help and adopt them for the holidays.
This year is particularly heartbreaking. The family who needs help is struggling indeed. There are 6 people in this family; Grandma, Grandpa, and 4 kids. Due to unforseen circumstances, the grandparents are raising their 3 granddaughters and 1 grandson. Their grandson, Martin, is 8 years old. He has Short Gut Syndrome and requires frequent surgery and hospitalizations. Honestly, I did some research and if I understand the disorder correctly, he is already way beyond his life expectancy.
Instead of enjoying retirement, Grandma and Grandpa struggle to make ends meet with hospital bills and 4 unexpected children to care for each day. Their biggest struggle is keeping food on the table. Their 7-year-old granddaughter, Anna, has talked to me about being worried about her grandparents. She is concerned about when they have to borrow money just to buy something for dinner. She also worries about her brother falling behind in school due to frequent hospitalizations. She wishes they could afford tutoring to help him catch up.
This year, I would love to raise enough money to buy a month worth of food and to hire a tutor for the kids. Also, I would like to buy a few Christmas gifts and some clothes for the family.
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