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Amp was born disabled, on March 7, 1986. He was put under a rigorous gymnastic training program to enable him mobility. He was sent to a special school, but was evaluated with having learning disabilities, and returned to the Foundation.
Amp is a happy soul with a particular fondness for animals. He is given charge of the Foundation's dogs. He is also in charge of collecting chicken eggs from the farm.
Amp was two months and 14 days old when his jobless, 22-year-old mother from Chiangmai brought him to the Foundation for keeping. |
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Apple was born as a twin to Cherry, on December 23 1994. She loves to study, and is active in singing, dancing and swimming. Although a sensitive girl, she likes to perform in public.
To differentiate her from her twin sister, her hair is cut with a straight bang rather than the cherry shape her sister wears.
Apple and her sister were taken in from another foundation. Their mother couldn't afford milk for them and had come to the foundation asking for some. |
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Buddy was born on August 30, 1987 in Bangkok. He came to the Chaiyapruk when he was 3 years old, and was partially paralyzed. He is under physical and speech therapeutic programs to make him whole. He is an intelligent and diligent boy. He is able to concentrate and complete his tasks thoroughly. He also has a knack for learning languages. Although he does not speak English well, he understands it very well. |
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Cherry is Apple's twin sister, born on December 23, 1994. The twins are very much alike in character. However, Cherry seems to display an endearing quality of kindness. She also has a great sense of humor.
When the twins first arrived at the school, they stirred a lot of excitement and curiousity amongst the children and teachers, as they have never had twins before. They wondered how they could tell them apart, until someone pointed out the difference in their belly-buttons. While Apple's was indented, Cherry's protruded slightly. This was their indentity marker until the haircut solution was put in place. |
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Cherman was born on December 30, 1988. He is an early riser. He gets up at dawn, sings and feeds the chickens. He is sports oriented. He bikes and plays basketball whenever he can. During his leisure time, he plays the piano.
Cherman's 38-year-old mother was jobless when she brought him to the Foundation. She was paid only 200 baht (US$5) per month in her last job. She didn't even get to know Cherman's father's name when he was gone. |
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Eva was born on November 28, 1989. Eva loves animals and likes to take care of them; however, she suffers from asthma attacks, therefore, was taken off the task of attending them.
Eva is soft-hearted, and has a pretty smile. She is particularly kind and helpful to disabled children.
Eva's mother was 18 when she was born. She was homeless, and slept under the roof of the food stall where she worked for one meal a day. She was ready to throw Eva in the Chaopraya River (because of her inability to care for her) when the Chaiyapruk Foundation came to her rescue. Eva was under nourished and under weight. Dr. Cleopandh looked after her personally for two weeks in her home before bringing her to the Foundation grounds. |
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Gok was born on May 21, 1987. He loves to play the guitar, and sings a little. He is a very polite boy, and is liked by everyone. He takes care of the little children at the Chaiyapruk home.
Gok loves ducks, and is given charge of them. There used to be 400 ducks at the Foundation grounds, but an epidemic killed most of them when Cleopandh and Somsak went to Germany one summer. There are now 30 remaining.
Gok was brought to the Foundation when he was only three days old. His father was an American G.I. His mother came from Chiangmai, and was jobless when she brought Gok in. |
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Gyai was born on March 12, 1987. She is physically handicapped. She was sent to a local school for handicap children. After awhile school determined that they could not teach Gyai any more, so sent her back to the Chaiyapruk Home.
Gyai is a very capable person. She is very helpful and good with housekeeping. Although she has problems expressing herself vocally, she gets her thoughts and attitude across with her happy face and smile.
Gyai's 20-year old mother came to Bangkok from the province of Buriram, looking for a job as a maid. She could not cope with the pressure of city life and taking care of a handicap child, so gave Gyai up to the Foundation to look after. |
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James was born on October 29, 1993. James displays exceptional intelligence and independency. He likes to sing and dance.
James' mother is partly Thai, and partly African-American. She was an abandoned child herself, and had ran away from her foster home. She was impregnanted by a boy of her age, 18. She abandoned James after delivery, just as she was. |
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Kaimuk was born on May 5, 1988. Her 20-year-old mother from Bangkok was jobless when she gave her to Chaiyapruk shortly after birth.
Kaimuk does very well in school. For music, she plays the guitar.
Kaimuk loves to learn English. She also loves gardening, and helps gardening at the Chaiyapruk compound. She is also very helpful in the kitchen. She enjoys the companionship of his brothers and sisters at the Chaiyapruk Home. |
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Lamtan was born December 11, 1993. She is very intelligent and independent. She is more mature than others of her age. She likes to behave like a grownup. She is exceptionally talented in piano playing.
Lamtan's mother came to Dr. Cleopandh to consult about abortion when she was six months pregnant. The doctor talked her out of it. However, when Lamtan was just two days old, her mother came to see the doctor to tell her that her husband had died in an auto accident, and that she was unable to take care of the child. Dr. Cleopandh took care of Lamtan personally at home for four months before bringing her to the orphanage. |
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