Walks Again : Carol Dickson : 9781737996804 : 1737996804 : 12 Nov 2021 : When I was about six years old, I found myself in an orphanage. Up to that point I had parents. It seems; however, they grew tired of being parents. so off to the orphanage I went. The building I was housed in was also home to quite a number of other little girls, aged from five to eight years old. The matron in charge was a cold and abusive person, given to beating children whose behavior did not please her. Now and then one or two who were not her favorites would disappear. There was always talk of adoption floating around. Everyone hoped someone would adopt them. We assumed the missing ones had been adopted. We so much wanted to live where we were not subjected to regular beatings on almost a daily schedule. Then one day, it happened. This absolutely wonderful people came to visit, and asked to see the children. I don't believe I was the first one they looked at. But I was the one they asked to see again. Th