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Jenna Update
Remember tiny Jenna setting off by train for Shanghai just before New Year? She travelled in the arms of her dear ayi who sacrificed family time to accompany this precious poppet on her long journey....
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Fun with Big Brother
We are having so much fun with our new GeGe (Big Brother). We first introduced Morris in a post about his birthday party. He has come from foster care, but recently had a tough time bouncing back from...
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Training with Little Feather
Little Feather Foundation were established to develop the palliative and hospice care initiative for infants and young children living with terminal illness in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. We have...
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Hope for sweet Jonah
Jonah is fragile but so beautiful – we all fell in love instantly when he arrived two weeks ago. He was born prematurely, and has hydrocephalus – excessive fluid in and around his brain. It is also...
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Naomi is a Community Hero!
We’re very proud of Naomi, who has been celebrated as a community hero on Chinese TV. Community Hero is a CCTV documentary program, which supports public welfare projects and promotes community action....
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We wish them peace.
Sweet Matilda was found abandoned with a red thread bracelet tied to her wrist. In China, these bracelets symbolize happiness and prosperity. Whoever tied it to her thin little arm must have been...
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Moving in the right direction
Baby Brian came to us in December last year. He brought the type of medical file we have become accustomed to with these complex kids – filled with a lot of diagnoses and a whole lot more questions. He...
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Perfect little boy
One reason children come into our care is because their predicted life expectancy is less than six months. Of course no-one can predict this with great accuracy. Some children surprise us with their...
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Water baby
Dear little Pippa is doing so well. She’s been having a ton of medical investigations – liver function tests, MRI’s, CT scans – the works. Its not a lot of fun for a sweet baby, but vital to get a...
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Sweet reunion
This post doesn’t really need any words – the pictures will fill your hearts. Two boys, both abandoned and once deemed hopeless. They came to Butterfly Home for end-of -life care, but instead they...
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Thank you to our Crib Sponsors
We’re getting ready to send out our bimonthly updates to our wonderful crib sponsors. Crib sponsors are a vital part of our work – their regular support helps cover the ongoing cost of providing each...
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Music makes our world go around
Psychologists aren’t able to define just what it is that draws people to music. They have categorized the reasons that people listen to music – for some, music is a distraction from hard things like...
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Happy Birthday Noah
Our sweet Noah has recently turned three and we celebrated with a party. We are pretty sure he liked it. He was definitely impressed by his cupcakes, made by Karen,our lovely volunteer nurse from...
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A different kind of birthday post
It’s Brandon’s birthday this week – he’s turning seven, but we’re feeling incredibly sad about it. Brandon has been readmitted to hospital. For various reasons, he is in an isolation facility. And...
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Children’s Day
We have recently celebrated Children’s Day in China. Its actually not exclusive to China, though different countries seem to celebrate on different days. And some countries get into the spirit more...
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A story we couldn’t have written
Once upon a time there was a little boy. He had lost much and suffered much, but he was wise beyond his years. This little boy had a hard beginning. His body was broken and his spirit very nearly was...
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Happiness overflowing.
What are 3 things these sweet kiddos have in common? Yes, they were all Butterfly babies. At some stage in their lives, each of these children needed specialist care of the type normally given to...
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Some introductions
We have two new faces at Butterfly home at the moment, and we’d love you to take a moment to get to know them. They both arrived late last month and are settling in well. Lydia is 5 months old. She’s...
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Annie’s people
Our blog has been giddy with good news recently. It seems this is a season of restoration for many of our children. Robert is home in the States, Jack is meeting his family soon, and Sabrina, Katelyn,...
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News about Jonah
Remember sweet little Jonah, who travelled to Shanghai for surgery? He had a shunt placed to reduce fluid build-up in his skull, then spent time in Shanghai with a kind foster family to recover. It’s...
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