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A Matter Of Caring PAGE 9 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. APRIL 20.1977 V Lots of affection and a great big hug are what ten-year-old Alissa Watson is shown giving to her happy-faced teddy bear. Alissa needs foster parents to give her some of that same kind of "TLC". To learn more about Alissa and the other children who need foster caring contact the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. (312) 793-2160. "Do you love me?" That's the question that pixie- faced Alissa Watson asks more than any other. And when the answer is "yes," she matter-of-factly tilts her head and asks "why?" Because of years of neglect and possible abuse, ten-year- old Alissa constantly looks for reassurance that she is loved and wanted, according to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. The department is seeking a foster or adoptive home for the girl. Alissa was born with cerebral palsy to young parents and never received the love and medical attention so important during her early years. Ultimately, both of Alissa's parents died and she came to the attention of the department. For the past three years, Alissa has lived in a specialized nursing home for handicapped children. Her progress has been good. But now, the nursing home staff and Alissa's caseworker feel she is ready for the experience of family life jvith either foster parents or adoptive parents. As with many cerebral palsied children, Alissa enjoys only limited use of her arms and legs. She wears heavy leg braces and moves about with the aid of a walker. But she's a spunky, determined kid who takes regular physical therapy and says, "I'm going to walk one of these days. Look-I can already stand up by myself!" Bright and inquisitive, Alissa is starting to catch up on the education and experiences she missed out on her first few years. In school she has learned to count to ten, recite her alphabet, and painstakingly print her first name. She is chatty, full of questions, and quick to remember details. She has an uncanny knack for remembering names and faces of people she has met only once. Someone Alissa would like to meet one day is Big Bird, her favorite Sesame Street resident. Among her other interests are swimming, going on outings, and playing 'let's pretend' with her dolls and teddy bears. Alissa usually pretends that she's the little girl. What Alissa needs is the opportunity to really be someone's little girl. That means having patient, mature parents who will encourage her and let her know unquestioningly that she is loved. The department will work with Alissa's new family and will provide for special medical treatment and expenses for the girl. If anyone would like to help develop the potential for a child like Alissa, call the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, (312) 793-2160. Never be haughty to the humble; never be humble to the haughty. -Jefferson Davis. MeHenry Girl Participant In Theatre Offering "The Adventures of Frog and Toad" is a play for children which will be presented in four performances next week at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, featuring a young MeHenry resident. Per­ formances will be at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22, and at 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in the alternate theater, Room 110 of the Creative Com­ munication building. Gretta Berghammer, a theater student from Shorewood, adapted the script from the "Frog and Toad" stories by Arnold Lobel. She is directing the play and acting in the part of Toad. Nancy Wagner of MeHenry, 111., assists in the production and portrays Frog in a series of eight humorous episodes which range from losing buttons to making cookies. 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