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<blockquote data-quote="Sister's Keeper" data-source="post: 698831" data-attributes="member: 20051"><p>Not a grandparent, but I have my 2 nephews and niece. My niece, definitely born addicted. My sister is a heroin addict and is doing a 5 year prison sentence rather than submit herself to and inpatient treatment program and 5 years of outpatient treatment and monitoring (which would also get her an education, a job, job training, and housing)</p><p></p><p>We got legal custody of them before they made it into foster care. We are now working on legally adopting them.</p><p></p><p>My bio mother is also an addict/alcoholic, we were removed from her custody as children. I was raised by my father/stepmother. My sister wasn't so lucky.</p><p></p><p>Look into trying to get legal custody and guardianship. You will need it for school and medical treatment.</p><p></p><p>My kids are also in counseling and have been since they came to live with us. Not the youngest, we are the only parents she knows, we brought her home from the hospital. </p><p></p><p>My oldest has some inattentive ADHD issues, that are pretty mild, but does well in school and no behavior problems. My youngest has had some global delays, mostly a lot of fine motor and speech. She has been in early intervention and this year "graduated" to "regular" pre-K and we will determine if she is ready for Kinder after this year. She is mostly caught up except for some fine motor skills. </p><p></p><p>I didn't envision 5 kids this close together, and it does take a huge toll on finances, but in the long run, no matter how huge a sacrifice, we have done the right thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sister's Keeper, post: 698831, member: 20051"] Not a grandparent, but I have my 2 nephews and niece. My niece, definitely born addicted. My sister is a heroin addict and is doing a 5 year prison sentence rather than submit herself to and inpatient treatment program and 5 years of outpatient treatment and monitoring (which would also get her an education, a job, job training, and housing) We got legal custody of them before they made it into foster care. We are now working on legally adopting them. My bio mother is also an addict/alcoholic, we were removed from her custody as children. I was raised by my father/stepmother. My sister wasn't so lucky. Look into trying to get legal custody and guardianship. You will need it for school and medical treatment. My kids are also in counseling and have been since they came to live with us. Not the youngest, we are the only parents she knows, we brought her home from the hospital. My oldest has some inattentive ADHD issues, that are pretty mild, but does well in school and no behavior problems. My youngest has had some global delays, mostly a lot of fine motor and speech. She has been in early intervention and this year "graduated" to "regular" pre-K and we will determine if she is ready for Kinder after this year. She is mostly caught up except for some fine motor skills. I didn't envision 5 kids this close together, and it does take a huge toll on finances, but in the long run, no matter how huge a sacrifice, we have done the right thing. [/QUOTE]
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