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Bruce and Emma Collins lost their child Jessica after an undetected rare condition affecting her lung development. After fostering a number of children, the couple moved to France after giving birth to another child.
"Two days after we were approved we received our first emergency placement. Emma called me at work to say we had been asked if we could look after two siblings, four months and 18 months old. They arrived at the door at 6pm that evening - and that was the start of our wonderful adventure." After this first placement, the couple went on to foster older children and looked after a teenage girl for four months followed by a nine-year-old who stayed with them for nine months before returning to his mum. Bruce said Ian is now in his late 30s and still keeps in touch with them.
"On our return to the UK, Emma and I wanted to get back into fostering but recognised that this time would be different - we had the boys to consider – we would be fostering as a family. Bruce continued: "He’s in college now and doing great. Whilst we would like to think how much Dan has benefitted from being with us, we never underestimate the influence and experience he has brought to our family. We have all learned a lot about tolerance, judgement, bias, and first impressions. None of us ‘sweat the small stuff’, we keep everything in perspective and focus on the important things.
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