We made it to Nanning yesterday. We visited Ling's 2nd orphanage Mother's Love, but the building we knew to be her orphanage here is abandoned and they have moved up the way a bit. They do not do adoptions anymore but just take care of about 25 very special needs kids. One little girl spends her days in a plastic pool to keep her safe. She is 18 years old and about the size of Ling. She has severe CP and can't move her arms, legs or body or eat well. There were many children there that just broke your heart.
Ling's heart seemed to break a bit first when she saw the abandoned orphanage - which doesn't look like the happy sunny place it was. It is desolate and messy and dirty. Then we went to the foster family's apartment. By Nanning standards they are a little poor, but not bad. BUT that means they live in 2 rooms that total mabye 300 square feet, a TV a computer, a bench and 2 chairs. They kitchen and bath are communal. The foster family was so excited to see Ling. She is their 1st foster child to return. Ling on the other hand was having a very hard time reconciling this place with her life. We all went out to dinner and the more tired she got the more her behavior got worse and worse - our well-behaved child! Nothing major, but basically she was completely turned around in her chair and refused to talk.
Off to Guiping today. We hope this is better. Either way this will help fill in the blanks.
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