Z ... Foster Son #3

Z arrived sound asleep in the arms of kind and sorta funny gentlemen, a CPS worker. A CPS Investigator doing her first placement accompanied him. Our Jonathan's Place caseworker arrived. We signed all the paperwork. Z has never been in foster care and he is 60 miles from his home.

I know more now. I know that the Medical Consenter and Education Decision Maker forms are critical. I know to ask about a Medicaid number. I know to ask about CASA, Guardian Ad Lidem, court dates and kinship care. I know to enroll Z in school Monday. I know to take Z for his required 3 day medical visit next Tuesday and schedule his 30 day visit at Children's Rees-Jones Foster Center.

And I know a six year old will wake up in the morning in a strange bed in a room he does not recognize and in a house with people he has never seen in his life. He will be afraid. He will be confused. He will be traumatized. We will try to explain what foster care is and why his mother is not here. He will not possibly understand; how can he?

Z arrived with a bag with a few items that CPS could provide. Tomorrow we will start to learn about this precious kindergartener and we will provide a home.