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You're welcoming home Massimo DiLuca. Massimo is 14 years old and he has two sons; twin boys named Nico and Remo. The twins are 6 months old.

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Massimo was born in Catanzaro in the south of Italy. His father left his mother before he was born and he doesn't know anything about him. His mother, Rosa, worked in the restaurant of her father. The first five years of Massimo's life they stayed in Catanzaro. After Rosa's father died and her uncle claimed the restaurant and kicked her out, she left for Rome to find a job there. She ended up working in an ice salon and she met Derek Fisher, an American tourist, there. Rosa and Derek quickly fell in love and after Derek had extended his stay there several times, he finally asked her and Massimo to come with him to the US. They got married and Derek adopted Massimo as his son.

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Two years later Rosa was home by herself one night, because Derek was on a business trip and Massimo was staying over at a friend's house, and she decided to have a relaxing bath with scented candles all around her. She noticed too late that one of the candles had fallen in the laundry basket and she couldn't put out the fire anymore. When she realized she wouldn't get the fire out, she was already too late to reach the door. She suffocated because of the smoke.

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Derek was devastated and after three months of not leaving the house anymore, he killed himself. Massimo ran away and lived on the streets. He was afraid he would be sent back to Italy if he went to the authorities.

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On the streets he met Sally, a sixteen year old girl. Sally and Massimo liked each other very much and ended up sleeping together. She got pregnant and Massimo tried to take care of her. She got very sick, because they couldn't eat well and it got very cold. Towards the end of her pregnancy, it was obvious to Massimo that she wouldn't make it on her own. They went to a hospital where the nurses helped a very weakened and drained Sally deliver two baby boys. Sally died from exhaustion and a third baby died with her.

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Massimo is an intelligent and independent kid, who would really like to be able to be a child again. He would love nothing more that for his two sons to grow up as his little brothers, instead of his children. Massimo is very sad and angry at times, but his heart is in the right place. Nico and Remo are fraternal. Nico is very alert and seems to really listen and think a lot. Remo seems to be mainly interested in chewing anything he can get his hands on and needs to be watched constantly or he starts to even chew on Nico. Massimo would like them all to have a middle name.

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Please inform us on how Massimo, Nico and Remo are adjusting.