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Meet Emmalyn Ruth and Amberley Joan Devine! Emmalyn (2) and Amberley (5 months) are sisters from rural Iowa who were put up for adoption after their mother died of a heroine overdose shortly after Amberley was born. Their father, who also struggles with heroine addiction, decided he wasn’t fit to continue raising them and hopes that the girls will find the constant and loving home that he knows they deserve. He says he doesn’t think their mother was using during her pregnancies, but he’s not quite sure so we are keeping an eye out for signs of fetal drug syndrome. Emmalyn doesn't really understand her situation yet but she recently stopped asking for her mother and we are sure she will settle down into her new family life. So far she has most enjoyed playing with the other girls and boys at the nursery and holding little Amberley. We are very happy that you have decided to take the girls in and give them a good home and childhood. We have high hopes for them in the future.

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