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Waiting All My Life

© Cheryl E. Davis

Waiting All My Life

Uploaded: November 20, 2008

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~People~

PG 101 - Rascal Flatts ST Theme

These are my neighbors, Madeline and Sheng. The family adopted Sheng from China in the spring of this year. Sheng was born with a cleft lip and pallet. He had surgery as an infant to correct the cleft lip and had surgery on Oct. 27, 08 to correct his cleft pallet. It was a tough surgery, but he is recovering nicely. I did a photo shoot for the family to take Sheng's first portraits. He is so happy in his new home and loves his family. As the song title goes, he waited all of his life to find a family that would love and care for him. He's precious and his sister adores him.

Exif: F Number: 3.2, Exposure Bias Value: 0.33, ExposureTime: 1/350 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 320, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 116.00 mm, Model: NIKON D200

Comments

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic November 20, 2008

What a cute shot! Great job! #1038519

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict November 20, 2008

What a great image and trials this tot had in line, Cheryl!
Lovely image!

Dominick #6778859

Deb Koskovich November 20, 2008

Beautiful portrait, and very touching story, Cheryl. #6778862

Bill Knaps November 20, 2008

What a precious portrait Cheryl. Bill #6778928

Bonnie Gearhart November 20, 2008

As I remember correctly you did a picture of him before the surgery? They did a wonderful job, he looks fantastic! God Bless his new family, may they share many years of precious memories. #6778973

Datha Y. Thompson November 20, 2008

PRECIOUS and Priceless!!! He is so Adorable!! They both are!! Easy to see happiness here and sure made me SMILE!!
Love it in B/W.. HTD Cheryl :0) #6779025

Cheryl E. Davis November 20, 2008

Thank you, Carolyn, Dominick, Deb, Bill and Bonnie!

Bonnie, I have a few shots of Sheng in my gallery, before the cleft pallet surgery, but you cannot tell any difference in his appearance before or after the cleft pallet was corrected. The surgery was done on the inside of his month. He has more surgeries to go through and lots of orthodontist work. The next surgery will be when he's around 7 yr. old, they will have to do a bone graft and work on his teeth. He is 2 1/2 yr. old and unable to talk due to his birth defect. He is learning sign language and goes to speech therapy. He is trying to adjust to the new feeling in his mouth with the pallet closed. With time, he should be able to form words. He has a long road ahead. #6779032

Paul Goodman November 20, 2008

Great portrait, definitely Priceless ! #6779132

Dr Silly level-classic November 20, 2008

Wonderful B&W portrait. :O)
#6779134

Susie Peek-Swint November 20, 2008

This is lovely Cheryl.. Sheng does have a long road ahead but it sounds like he has a truly loving family supporting him so he'll do great .. thanks for sharing another capture of this sweet little boy! HTD! #6779345

Joy Rector November 20, 2008

this shot touched my heart, such an adorable child #6779409

Melissa G. Meiselman November 20, 2008

Cheryl this is a stunning portrait of this pair beautifully taken with fine detail and well presented in black and white. The story is very touching and I wish this adorable little one well. #6779455

Jean E. Hildebrant November 20, 2008

Wonderful shot, Cheryl! Love the title with it! Great that they have adopted him and given him a new life! #6779678

David Phalen November 20, 2008

An image to cherish!! HTD!! #6780326

Kristy A. Keene November 20, 2008

Perfect Image! HTD!! #6780761

Mitch Spence level-classic November 20, 2008

What a terrific portrait of these two kids, Cheryl. Absolutely delightful. You sure did finally get those smiles out of him, didn't you! #6780836

William C. Raco level-classic November 20, 2008

Very sweet photo and stirring narrative
Nicely done, Cheryl #6781730

Corinne M. Thompson November 20, 2008

A perfect capture and theme entry Cheryl, they look very happy!
#6782485

Vicki L. Filippin November 21, 2008

OH, CHERYL! I remember seeing another image you had posted of this adorable little boy, but this image, along with the title and your description just totally tugs at the heartstrings. What a beautiful thing you did for such a loving and deserving family!!!! #6784072

Sherry McClead November 21, 2008

Ok Cheryl...great capture.. wonderful story!

Sherrybear :} #6784073

Cheryl E. Davis November 21, 2008

Thank you so much everyone! #6784208

Phil Stith November 21, 2008

What a lovely portrait, Cheryl. One can easily see a beautiful smile in his eyes and loving compassion in his sister's eyes. Very nicely done. #6784763

Joyce Baldassarre November 21, 2008

What a beautiful story!!! I am crying here just looking at his happy face!!! How blessed they are to have Cheng and for Cheng to have such a family. #6784858

Elida Gutierrez level-classic November 21, 2008

Beautiful photo for a more beautiful story!!! #6786179

Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 21, 2008

Great smiles, excellent work Cheryl. Thanks for sharing! #6786265

Susan M. Campbell November 22, 2008

This is so touching Cheryl. What a heart warming story. I am looking forward to seeing future shots of Cheng with his family. This image is wonderful. #6788917

Anita Bower December 11, 2008

This photo shows how much the sister loves the brother. #6878466

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