A young disabled girl struggles to live her life when others won't give her a chance.
Jodie Faith Kay Sandusky was 11 years old, and she was a beautiful child. She had long, stick-straight hair of jet-black that she wore in two pigtails, almond-shaped eyes of golden-brown, and a round olive face. She was also in a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy. Because of her cerebral palsy, she couldn't walk, talk, or even dress herself on her own; and she was fed by way of a stomach tube that was concealed underneath her clothing. She needed help with her most basic needs; and she was severely affected by her cerebral palsy.
Yet, despite her obvious physical handicaps, she had a very loving family who doted on her; and she had friends at her school and at the church she and her family attended each and every Sunday. She had a very happy personality, and she smiled or laughed often.
Born in Korea, she had been abandoned by her mother; and she had been placed under the care of an orphanage. She was then flown to America to be adopted; and she was adopted at the age of three by the family she still lived with. She had now been in America for 9 years, and she had become an American citizen when she was just six years old.
Jodie was a very happy child. She made her needs known by facial expressions or by the noises she made; her noises were her way of communication, and they were happy or sad, depending on how she felt or what the situation was. Her family knew her moods; and they were more than happy to respond to her needs, whether it was to hook her up to her I.V. stand during meals, changing her diapers, or brushing her hair or dressing her. They never complained when they tended to Jodie or her needs.
But other people weren't so kind. They would stare at this tiny little Oriental girl who looked to be about six years old, or make disparaging comments about her; and the parents were certainly offended and hurt; but they tried their best to hide their discomfort from their little girl; and they tried to act like nothing was wrong. Jodie was sensitive in nature; and even though she couldn't communicate well, she was still in tune to other people's feelings towards her; and if they were unkind or mean to her, she would cry miserably. It was then when she felt most vulnerable about her situation; and she often wished she hadn't been born with cerebral palsy or brain damage.
She was seriously handicapped, but she was still a child with feelings and desires, and she wanted nothing more than to have people accept her for who she was inside, not for WHAT she was on the outside, just as her very own family did.
Busy Body provides a unique way of ministering to Christian youths. It introduces young readers to Christian values and principles and teaches them the significance of these standards and beliefs.
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