Christine Hochkeppel

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Madeline Lopes, 58, helps her adopted son, Issiah, 8, put on his socks before school on Monday, April 21, 2008. Her foster son, 11-month-old Theo Wilcox, drinks his bottle while her granddaughter, Erin Lopes, 4, and daughter-in-law, Judy Lopes, sit in the background. Mrs. Lopes runs a full house bustling with three adopted children, two foster children and often her two grandchildren. Issiah, who is autistic and has a mild form of retardation, cannot speak but is very affectionate and full of smiles. His birth mother, who abused alcohol, cocaine and crack, left him in the hospital after he was born.
Madeline Lopes, 58, helps her adopted son, Issiah, 8, put on his socks before school on Monday, April 21, 2008. Her foster son, 11-month-old Theo Wilcox, drinks his bottle while her granddaughter, Erin Lopes, 4, and daughter-in-law, Judy Lopes, sit in the background. Mrs. Lopes runs a full house bustling with three adopted children, two foster children and often her two grandchildren. Issiah, who is autistic and has a mild form of retardation, cannot speak but is very affectionate and full of smiles. His birth mother, who abused alcohol, cocaine and crack, left him in the hospital after he was born.