Angels in Our Hearts: A moving collection of true fostering stories

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Casey Watson. Angels in Our Hearts: A moving collection of true fostering stories

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Contents

Introduction by Casey Watson

Dedication

Helpless

A Small Boy’s Cry

Epilogue

Two More Sleeps

Unexpected

Epilogue

Introduction by Rosie Lewis

Dedication

Just a Boy

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Epilogue

About the Publisher

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‘Moving her? Why?’ I glance down at her peaceful face, feeling suddenly angry. I had heard of children moving foster placements for financial reasons. Social services make an effort to place their looked after children with locally registered carers but if they are full or they refuse a placement, agency carers are employed. If a local authority carer then becomes available, the child is sometimes moved on, even if they’ve been settled somewhere for a considerable amount of time. I close my hand around the receiver so tightly that the muscles in my arm begin to ache.

‘Don’t worry, it’s not what you think. The local authority have a couple who have just passed panel and are desperate to adopt a baby. They registered specifically for that reason. The sooner she’s settled, the better.’

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