Through Our Eyes
eBook - ePub

Through Our Eyes

A Foster Family Shares Their Secret World

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Through Our Eyes

A Foster Family Shares Their Secret World

About this book

In Through Our Eyes, William Hunter and some of the children he fostered share their experiences within these unique social welfare phenomena. The author took in children who suffered horrific abuse from their birth parents as well as during their journey through foster care. Hunter describes his personal struggle to salvage what humanity was left to these children and advocate against the immense bureaucracy of the state welfare and mental health systems.

After a dozen years, it all came crashing down around him. The stress caught up with him and took a toll on his emotional and physical health. The cases of these children touch the human heart and invoke anger against the worst segment of our society. Few people know the suffering these children endure after the sensationalism of their abuse fades to the back page. Their struggle to survive in the system remains heart wrenching.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface: Origin of Foster Care
  7. Introduction: Unconditional Commitment
  8. Final Day
  9. Twelve Years Earlier
  10. Lined Up for the Slaughter
  11. Product of Substance Abuse
  12. My Little Knight
  13. Honeymoons are Deceiving
  14. The Lifeline
  15. Desks are for Security
  16. Dad is Earned
  17. Million Dollar Lawsuit
  18. The Birth of an IEP
  19. Return to Open Campus
  20. Locked Down
  21. Sanctuary
  22. Coming of Age
  23. Tragedy & Victory
  24. Life With a Nun
  25. Trauma is Forever
  26. Leaving the Cocoon
  27. Boot Camp
  28. First Love
  29. It’s a Boy
  30. You are Loved
  31. Final Moments
  32. Farewell
  33. Closing Thoughts
  34. Epilogue
  35. Notes