 Chalsee, age 6, with her brother, JD |
Chalsee, age 6, with her brother, JD |
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Hi, My name is Chalsee Ann Karnopp and I came to live in the big North Woods
of Wisconsin when I was 5 months old. My social workers says my adoption was
the fastest she has ever done in her 25 years of placing children. My parents
filed paperwork to adopt the day I was born Dec. 17, 1992 but knew nothing of
me. After seeing me at the hospital my social worker said that she knew I
belonged to them but she couldn't tell them about me. They finished their
home study while the doctors were testing me and I was in Foster care. The
social worker was hoping that Mom and Dad would not find a child in the adopt
book because she really wanted me to go to them but still could not say
anything. My social worker did not work on Fridays but on that day in May she
called my Mom and Dad and said Hey, can you come to my office and meet your
daughter. Mom said she had to pinch herself because she couldn't believe it.
That day was the hardest ever Dad says to give me back to the foster family.
The social workers kept saying don't give us an answer yet meet us at the
hospital tomorrow morning to speak to the doctors involved in this case. All
the way home Mom and Dad said they knew the answer and told the social workers
in the parking lot of the hospital before the meeting that no matter what the
doctors said they wanted me. The doctors told Mom and Dad we have no idea
what she has - genetic testing is fine, she is failure to thrive, hypotonia,
hypertonia, she arches when fed, she has an arachnoid cyst on the brain stem
but we don't know why. The doctor said when are these people going to take
her home and the social worker looked at me and said can you be ready in 7
days. 7 days later on May 24th Chalsee Ann came home to Luxemburg, WI. After
searching through medical reports, family history and papers I found what I
needed. The one comment that she was afraid of what she had drank and taken.
Now I needed the doctor that would help us. We found that one doctor and
Chalsee now had a reason for what was happening to her. This was 6 years ago
and today she has come further than any of those doctors ever imagined. We
just saw one of them the other day and he said I can't believe it I never
dreamed this child would walk, talk or do anything -- you two are miracle
workers. No its not us, its CHALSEE ANN NOTHING WILL KEEP HER DOWN AND HER
MOMMY AND DADDY WON'T LET ANYONE TELL HER SHE CAN'T DO SOMETHING. Reach for
the stars Chalsee because they are yours.
Email Mom Shelley at DSCJKAR@aol.com |
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