tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post2468097796696458855..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Hope - Canadian StyleWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52081701697672361162010-01-27T13:17:30.381-03:302010-01-27T13:17:30.381-03:30It is a beginning, a ray of hope! May time heal t...It is a beginning, a ray of hope! May time heal their wounds once surrounded by love and security.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-54325535228943233682010-01-25T13:30:30.543-03:302010-01-25T13:30:30.543-03:30Sad that it is such a pitiful few that achieve the...Sad that it is such a pitiful few that achieve the hope of a new family and a new life.20th Century Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432147267959308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-88740873925810437662010-01-25T11:40:41.102-03:302010-01-25T11:40:41.102-03:30There'll be years of adjustment ahead, but man...There'll be years of adjustment ahead, but many arms and hearts to assist. The trauma of adjustment to new conditions will be as nought to the fear and pain they've suffered and left behind. It's good to see signs of hope - at last.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19100374353559662782010-01-25T07:55:59.017-03:302010-01-25T07:55:59.017-03:30Good to know they've got new families to go to...Good to know they've got new families to go to.<br /><br />The big task now in Haiti is to rebuild all those thousands of shoddy homes that collapsed instantly during the earthquake. But will they be rebuilt to proper standards, and will they be built on firmer ground?nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-42400206652155516112010-01-25T06:35:52.890-03:302010-01-25T06:35:52.890-03:30Whilst I applaud the hope that these children have...Whilst I applaud the hope that these children have, I do also hope that the adoptive parents will have access to all of the professionals that they will need to help these children through the immense trauma of the last few weeks.<br /><br />I know that they have nothing, and I am certainly not denying the fact that they are likely to have a much better chance of continued survival in Canada (purely on the basis that an orphan is more likely to end up at the back of the queue for food and water than a child who has parents that can fight for it as well), but they will need so much assistance to get them over not only the pain of the earthquake, losing their families and everything they know, but also being uprooted and sent to another country.<br /><br />My heart goes out to them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-84379082308368505602010-01-24T16:23:44.551-03:302010-01-24T16:23:44.551-03:30one person, one child, at a time.one person, one child, at a time.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-18110908220962688532010-01-24T14:58:35.130-03:302010-01-24T14:58:35.130-03:30just wonderful to see :)just wonderful to see :)CorvusCorax12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02705986279180729268noreply@blogger.com