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Through Our Eyes

A Foster Family Shares Their Secret World
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 2010

Summary

In Through Our Eyes, William Hunter and some of the children he fostered share their experiences within these unique social welfare phenomena. The author took in children who suffered horrific abuse from their birth parents as well as during their journey through foster care. Hunter describes his personal struggle to salvage what humanity was left to these children and advocate against the immense bureaucracy of the state welfare and mental health systems. After a dozen years, it all came crashing down around him. The stress caught up with him and took a toll on his emotional and physical health. The cases of these children touch the human heart and invoke anger against the worst segment of our society. Few people know the suffering these children endure after the sensationalism of their abuse fades to the back page. Their struggle to survive in the system remains heart wrenching.



Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-5067-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-5093-9
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
259
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Table of contents

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    1. Table of Contents No access
    2. Preface: Origin of Foster Care No access
    3. Introduction: Unconditional Commitment No access
  1. Final Day No access Pages 1 - 6
  2. Twelve Years Earlier No access Pages 7 - 18
  3. Lined up for the Slaughter No access Pages 19 - 24
  4. Product of Substance Abuse No access Pages 25 - 36
  5. My Little Knight No access Pages 37 - 48
  6. Honeymoons are Deceiving No access Pages 49 - 56
  7. The Lifeline No access Pages 57 - 64
  8. Desks are for Security No access Pages 65 - 82
  9. Dad is Earned No access Pages 83 - 92
  10. Million Dollar Lawsuit No access Pages 93 - 98
  11. The Birth of an IEP No access Pages 99 - 104
  12. Return to Open Campus No access Pages 105 - 112
  13. Locked down No access Pages 113 - 126
  14. Sanctuary No access Pages 127 - 132
  15. Coming of Age No access Pages 133 - 138
  16. Tragedy & Victory No access Pages 139 - 150
  17. Life with a Nun No access Pages 151 - 158
  18. Trauma is Forever No access Pages 159 - 162
  19. Leaving the Cocoon No access Pages 163 - 168
  20. Boot Camp No access Pages 169 - 178
  21. First Love No access Pages 179 - 190
  22. It's a Boy No access Pages 191 - 200
  23. You are Loved No access Pages 201 - 240
  24. Final Moments No access Pages 241 - 244
  25. Farewell No access Pages 245 - 248
  26. Closing Thoughts No access Pages 249 - 252
  27. Epilogue No access Pages 253 - 257
  28. Notes No access Pages 258 - 259

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