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Four Waifs on our Doorstep
By Trisha Merry
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When no one cares, who will pick up the pieces of abused children’s lives?
At eleven o' clock one night in 1997, four hungry, damaged young children arrive on foster carers Trisha and Mike Merry's doorstep. Two social workers dropped them off with nothing but the ragged clothes they were wearing and no information. The children were covered in bruises, two had black eyes, one had a broken arm and they were all scratching themselves.
Starved, seriously neglected and abused in every way, four young siblings have been repeatedly overlooked by everyone who should have cared. The eldest scavenges for food by night and is exhausted from trying to protect his sisters, his baby brother and himself from serious parental neglect and the perilous attentions of frequent paedophile visitors.
From the start, these four children challenge Trisha and Mike to extremes. Despite all their experience over many years, they wonder if they have met their match. Yet, from that very first night, this couple's unbounded love and care and their unbelievable determination surmount all the obstacles that follow. The shocking truth about the children's home lives is beyond anything Trish and Mike have experienced, yet through their formidable efforts, their unshakeable belief in the children, and their (almost) unfailing sense of humour, they are able to turn around four young lives from tragedy to hope.
At eleven o' clock one night in 1997, four hungry, damaged young children arrive on foster carers Trisha and Mike Merry's doorstep. Two social workers dropped them off with nothing but the ragged clothes they were wearing and no information. The children were covered in bruises, two had black eyes, one had a broken arm and they were all scratching themselves.
Starved, seriously neglected and abused in every way, four young siblings have been repeatedly overlooked by everyone who should have cared. The eldest scavenges for food by night and is exhausted from trying to protect his sisters, his baby brother and himself from serious parental neglect and the perilous attentions of frequent paedophile visitors.
From the start, these four children challenge Trisha and Mike to extremes. Despite all their experience over many years, they wonder if they have met their match. Yet, from that very first night, this couple's unbounded love and care and their unbelievable determination surmount all the obstacles that follow. The shocking truth about the children's home lives is beyond anything Trish and Mike have experienced, yet through their formidable efforts, their unshakeable belief in the children, and their (almost) unfailing sense of humour, they are able to turn around four young lives from tragedy to hope.
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Trisha Merry
Trisha Merry is the pseudonym of a retired, award-winning foster carer based in central England. She lives with her husband, her youngest adopted daughter and son, four rescue dogs and two rescue cats. Over the past fifty years, she has cared for hundreds of children, adopting seven of them along the way.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What an inspiring story! To see how much good came from such misery and brokenness is truly amazing. The lady tells their story in a humble,self-effacing and very funny way but there's no hiding their heroic hearts ! ( It does tell it as-it-is and , for the sake of the narrative, there's a fair amount of detail re abuse, so some caution is advised for young readers. )
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a must read! I hope God Blesses their entire family for many years to come.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As foster parent of severely abused children I was so engrossed with this story as I went through exactly the same things. My adopted children ages 47, 40, and 35 still struggle but I’m glad to say they all made it through. Best book I’ve read in a long time.
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