I was reading the following case study from Sanctuary House:
Baby John
Crisis Pregnancy ServicesHis mother was a domestic helper working in Singapore. She could not go home to her husband and children with someone else’s baby
She’d concealed her pregnancy from her employers, and ate less and less every week in the hopes of not looking too pregnant.
She’d planned to abandon the baby discretely, and everything was going according to plan when she felt the contractions. Her employers would be out all day since it was the weekend.
As luck would have it, the employers broke routine and stayed home instead.
Hearing a wail, they found her sprawled in the toilet, baby on the floor, still attached by the umbilical cord. Mother looked up and said, “This is not my baby.’Baby John was born two months premature, severely underweight, with no where to go, and no family. The mother adamantly refused to care for the child, and said she would “dump” him when she was deported back home.
The mum’s employer “found” Sanctuary House, and we immediately took care of him once he was fit for discharge. He came to us weighing just 2 kg at the age of one-and-a-half months.
After 2 months with us, John and his mother were repatriated. Thankfully, with our network of partner agencies, we were able to secure a personal escort for mother and child, and a place for John in an orphanage in the mum’s home country.
We are very happy to report that dear John was immediately placed, and was taken home to his loving, new family within ten days.
I found the tale to be uplifting and inspiring. It’s nice to know that there’s still people who are willing to do good for those who need help. If you want to read another real life case, check out Baby Jude’s story here.
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