We have very good friends that have adopted all four of their children from foster care-- their most recent was 8 year old Jessica almost 2 years ago.
This story was written about Jessica after she raised the most money in a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. The most beautiful part about the story is that she did it in memory of her adopted brother Micah, who died at age 2 due to heart problems-- a brother that she never met as this was several years before she joined their family.
Here's the link to the story...
http://www.dare.k12.nc.us/moxie/schools/JGS-JRFH.shtml