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Please welcome Gemma Winifred and Ernestina Louise! Gemma is a 9 year old girl from the Northeastern United States and Ernestina "Nessie" is her 7 year old sister. They are inseparable and so excited to be able to go home together! They were in the care of their grandmother since birth because their birth mother has always been in and out of jail, but their grandmother recently died after a heart attack.

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Gemma wants to be a writer when she grows up. She especially loves writing science fiction stories set in the future, and has a very active imagination! When she isn't coming up with stories or writing them down, she likes to read books and practice science experiments. She is very intelligent and has a great sense of humor! She is fiercely protective of Nessie.

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Nessie is always singing (sometimes to her big sister's annoyance). She dreams of being on the stage and wants to learn how to dance so she can be in show business someday. Nessie was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and as a result suffers from epilepsy and some impulse control issues which she has worked on with a therapist in the past. She has a great positive attitude and is a natural leader.

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Please let us know how Gemma and Nessie are doing in your family!

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~Norah