Nowadays, colored contact lenses have become the new favorite among young people. Regardless of whether they are nearsighted or not, many young people like to wear colorful contact lenses, just because they look better when matched with makeup and clothes, giving people the illusion of being of "mixed race".
However, some people “bring their own colored contact lenses” when they are born. The heroine of today's story was born with beautiful "blue eyes", but her parents regarded her as an "alien" and abandoned her cruelly. At this time, a couple from the United States came to China all the way to adopt her.
The moment she saw the photo of the girl with "blue eyes", a thought flashed through the mind of this kind-hearted American woman: I seemed to be able to see through her eyes and understand all the misfortunes that had happened to her, and I desperately wanted to take her with me. go home.
Now, the "blue-eyed" girl is 8 years old and has been in the United States for 6 years. How is she doing?
Chinese "blue-eyed" girl, abandoned at birth
One day in 2014, a little girl in China was born. Children are gifts from God to their parents, and they are angels who have fallen into the world. But the moment their parents saw the girl, they were immediately shocked: This girl was born with a pair of "blue eyes", and her eyes were empty and lifeless.
Different from the colored contact lenses worn by young people today, this girl's eyes are completely blue, and her eyeballs are white, like a pair of glass balls. At first glance, the girl's "blue eyes" are very beautiful, but if you take a closer look, you will find that they are not in line with Chinese aesthetics and are even a bit scary.
The girl's parents obviously noticed this. After going to the hospital for examination, the girl was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma . Doctors believe that it may be due to a genetic mutation that causes developmental disorders in girls during the embryonic period. After birth, girls are photophobic, tearful, and unwilling to open their eyes. This also means that the girl is congenitally blind and will spend her whole life in darkness.
Perhaps they were unwilling to spend money on treatment, or perhaps they could not tolerate the girl’s flaws. Shortly after her birth, the girl’s parents abandoned her in a local orphanage and left her alone. As a result, the girl has no name or surname. No one knows where she comes from or what her parents’ names are.
After the welfare home staff picked up the girl, they took her to the hospital for a series of examinations. This examination does not matter. The girl not only suffers from congenital glaucoma, but also has congenital hearing loss. Not only can she not see, but she can't hear any sound in the world.
At this time, the girl was less than one month old and could not even hold a milk bottle. Apart from the staff, the only people accompanying her were the ruthless indifference of the world. People who learned what happened to her had no choice but to cry. Who would be willing to adopt such a blind and deaf child?
Is this girl, who has never received encouragement and support from her parents, destined to stay in an orphanage and spend her life in darkness?
American couple from across the ocean
One day in 2015, Erin Austin, a housewife living in Georgia, USA, was sitting on a park bench browsing Facebook.
Erin has a happy family. She and her husband Chris Austin have been married for several years and their relationship has always been very good. The two gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the family of four lived a very happy life.
Every weekend, Erin and her husband take their two children to the park for a walk. The children were playing in the park, and Erin was leaning on the bench, browsing public welfare information on the website on her mobile phone. She and her husband are both kind-hearted people who often participate in charity activities, do good deeds, and help people in need.
On this day, when Erin was browsing the information released by welfare institutions in the United States (and also reposted information from welfare institutions in other countries), a post from China caught her attention.
As soon as she opened the post, Erin saw the photo of a "blue-eyed" Chinese girl.Then, she learned from the posts translated into English that the girl was abandoned by her biological parents shortly after she was born and now lives in an orphanage. Because of her blindness and hearing impairment, no one is willing to adopt her.
Erin's heart suddenly felt like it was being pulled by something, and she felt a dull pain. She looked at the girl's photo again, and the distressed feeling became stronger. She immediately had an idea: I want to adopt her, bring her to the United States, and give her all the maternal love.
Erin immediately told her husband Chris about this idea. She said to her husband: "I don't know why, but it seems that I can see through her eyes and understand all the misfortunes that have happened to her. Maybe it is God's will. , told me that she is my daughter, a member of this family, and I must take her home. ”
After seeing this post, Chris was also moved, and he shed tears for the tragic fate of this Chinese girl. , immediately agreed with his wife’s decision.
traveled to China for cross-border adoption
Before officially adopting a Chinese girl, for insurance reasons, the couple first visited a doctor in the United States to give a general introduction to the girl's condition.
learned that they were going to China to adopt a "blue-eyed" girl, and the doctor immediately gave his own advice: Don't adopt. The reason given by the doctor
is very simple. The girl suffers from congenital glaucoma and has missed the best treatment time. It is impossible to restore the girl's vision with further medical intervention. Moreover, the girl is deaf and may lose her hearing completely at any time. Even if the child survives, the pain will accompany her throughout her life. How much money, energy and love does this require from a family?
Moreover, Aileen and her husband already had a son and a daughter, and they could not afford to adopt another Chinese girl, which would increase their own burdens and lead to disharmony in the family.
But all the doctor's considerations were blocked by Irene with one sentence. She said: This girl is already very unfortunate, and I don’t want her to encounter greater misfortune.
Eileen and his wife had made up their minds and began to prepare for the adoption of a Chinese girl. In the next few months, the couple submitted various adoption-related information and a series of procedures. In January 2016, news finally came from China thousands of miles away: their application to adopt a girl was approved.
After receiving the email, Erin and her husband immediately decided to leave for China. Before leaving, she specifically told her two children: " Mommy is going to China this time to bring you a little sister. Her eyes are a little special, they are beautiful blue, and you will definitely like her."
When the two children heard what their mother said, they nodded in understanding.
After the plane landed, the couple rushed to the orphanage without stopping. Although Irene was prepared, the moment she saw the little girl for the first time, she was still shocked by the girl's dull "blue eyes."
However, she quickly regained her composure, opened her arms, and hugged the girl. It was amazing to say that the little girl who usually cried a lot immediately stopped crying the moment she was picked up by Eileen. The girl stopped crying, but Erin's eyes were filled with tears. She was even more convinced that there must be a special fate between her and the girl.
Erin wanted to take the girl back to the United States as soon as possible, but was told that the girl was suffering from a high fever and could not leave until she was cured. So, Erin and her husband stayed with the girl again, waiting for her condition to improve before returning to the United States.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. After the girl's fever subsided, she and her foreign adoptive parents abandoned her and embarked on the road to the United States.
took good care of her and her adoptive parents took care of her like an angel.
After returning to the United States, the couple gave the girl a nice name "Primrose", which means "primrose". Primrose is a plant distributed in Guizhou and Yunnan, China. It was later introduced to Europe and the United States and is quite ornamental. This flower symbolizes hope in the United States, and Eileen hopes that the girl's physical condition will gradually improve like the primrose.
However, in the subsequent comprehensive physical examination, more problems were found in "Primrose". The retina in one of her eyes has begun to detach, and the eyeball in the other eye has shrunk to only half the size of a normal eyeball. In other words, "Primrose" was diagnosed as blind and will not be able to see for the rest of her life.
In addition to the eyes, "Primrose's" other body organs also performed very poorly. She was diagnosed with "6p25 deletion syndrome". She lacks muscle tone. Not only is it difficult to walk, she may not even be able to take care of her own daily life in the future.
This also explains why the girl was unable to hold a milk bottle after birth, and her condition did not improve after arriving in the United States. Her whole body was weak, and she had to lie down to be fed when eating and drinking milk.
The only good news is that "Primrose" has not completely lost her hearing and can still hear some outside sounds.
Although the girl's health was not optimistic, Irene and her husband had no idea of retreating. They took good care of the girl, took care of her, talked and played with her.
Finally, after a period of getting along with each other, "Primrose" finally adapted to the unfamiliar environment and got used to life in the United States. A smile often appeared on her face, and she enjoyed being held in the arms of her adoptive mother Irene. The warmth I had never enjoyed before, and I hugged my adoptive mother tightly.
However, bad luck did not spare this poor girl. After living in the United States for eight months, two-year-old "Primrose" suddenly developed symptoms of body pain and dehydration.
Irene was still frightened when she recalled that experience. She told reporters: " During that time, her whole body was often soaked with sweat, and she would cry out in pain if she was touched even slightly. She couldn't eat anything. For her health, I had to use a syringe to fill her with water "
In desperation, Irene took the girl to see a doctor. She was told that the girl's broken eyeball compressed the cranial nerves, which is why those symptoms appeared. The solution is to completely remove the eyeball and install prosthetic eye .
Although Eileen was heartbroken, in order to keep her daughter alive, she accepted the doctor's advice and replaced "Primrose" with a pair of prosthetic eyes.
The operation was successful. Although "Primrose" will never see the light of day again, her other physical signs are normal, her body no longer hurts, and a smile appears on her face again.
In order to help her get rid of the "6p25 deletion syndrome", Erin and her husband demonstrated in person, taught their daughter to walk, took her to touch the walls and door handles at home, and taught her little by little.
"Primrose"'s brothers and sisters also take great care of this sister who came all the way from China. Sometimes when she goes out, "Primrose" will be discriminated against and bullied by children on the roadside. Her brothers and sisters will always step forward to protect her sister.
Today, "Primrose" is 8 years old and has been in the United States for 6 years. During this period, the staff of the Chinese welfare home went to the United States to visit this poor child.
When they showed up at Eileen's house, they saw the little girl in front of them. Compared to the first time, she seemed like a different person. She was no longer fearful and withdrawn. Her face was full of smiles and she looked smart and confident. , like a little angel radiating light.
The staff finally felt relieved. It seemed that they had made the most correct decision by entrusting the girl to this American couple. At the same time, they were also very grateful for the efforts of the Eileens and his wife.
Irene has long been accustomed to the warmth and mutual help between the five people. She often said: The word parents is not only engraved in DNA, but should also be engraved in the heart and cared for with heart.
