Isaiah in Motion
Isaiah is very much a climber Isaiah is seven, a camera shy, agile, and very much loved answer to a prayer. “Every year on my birthday I prayed for a child,” his mother, Candace, says. And on her birthday, two little boys came to live with her and her husband, a former Marine. Isaiah was two when he and his brother were placed in their care. Their parents, relatives, were drug addicted, and Isaiah’s babyhood had been spent in a baby seat placed in front of the television. Neglected, they were removed by children’s services and placed in foster care. Isaiah was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and was developmentally far behind. Candace and her husband sought help for Isaiah soon after he arrived home. He began receiving therapy. In 2013 he came to McKenna Farms. Now he’s thriving with the combination of therapy and love and care at home. “He surprises us a lot. Yesterday he sat down with a book and began reading “A is for apple,” said Can...