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By Brittney Hopper
Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 7:58 p.m.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO -- Tanya and Aaron Ramsey tell FOX21 News, when they heard about the devastating earthquake, they went into panic mode, hoping and praying their two twin boys are alive.
When we found out the earthquake happened we just went into, we just needed to know if our children were okay, alive,” said Tanya Ramsey.
Tanya and her husband Aaron started the adoption process through “God's Littlest Angles” in august of 2008. They found out they were getting twin boys a year later and since then they've seen their boys twice, most recently during Christmas.
“It's been quite an emotional couple of days but people in our community have been outstanding. Colorado Springs have truly come together to support us and to support Haiti which is excellent,” said Ramsey.
Because of international adoption laws, the Ramsey family weren't suppose to get their boys for another six months but since the devastating earthquake they're doing all they can to bring their boys home sooner.
“What we're trying to do with our local Senators is to push the humanitarian passports and bring our children home early,” said Ramsey.
The Ramsey family says they are trying to get other adoptive Haitian kids to their adoptive parents in the United States and Canada earlier than expected to free up space at the orphanage.
“There's going to be so many orphans in Haiti, just over night the orphanages out in Haiti are already maxed out so to bring our kids home will not only help our children but also the other children who are now orphans in Haiti,” said Ramsey.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
"Englewood mother's baby is trapped in Haiti"
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written by: Jeffrey Wolf Kevin Torres 35 mins ago
ENGLEWOOD - Thousands of parents around the world are waiting to hear if their adopted children survived the earthquake in Haiti.
A mother from Englewood found out mid-way through the week that her 11-month-old daughter Oslene survived the quake.
While many of the buildings around Oslene's orphanage crumbled, her orphanage remained untouched.
"It's quite a nerve-wracking situation," said Shusawn Touryan, who's waiting for her child.
Touryan started the adoption process back in September and the legal paperwork has all gone through. However, the agency she worked with said it could take up to two years for her to receive Oslene.
"I don't think I've ever felt this way before. Yet, there's nothing I can do," she said. "I think that's the most maddening part of the whole thing. If I could get on an airplane right now and grab her and hold her - even if it was just to hold her, I would."
Touryan is hoping to get a humanitarian visa so she can get her daughter sooner. She has already reached out to several politicians.
Thousands of children were put up for adoption Haiti long before the earthquake struck.
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written by: Jeffrey Wolf Kevin Torres 35 mins ago
ENGLEWOOD - Thousands of parents around the world are waiting to hear if their adopted children survived the earthquake in Haiti.
A mother from Englewood found out mid-way through the week that her 11-month-old daughter Oslene survived the quake.
While many of the buildings around Oslene's orphanage crumbled, her orphanage remained untouched.
"It's quite a nerve-wracking situation," said Shusawn Touryan, who's waiting for her child.
Touryan started the adoption process back in September and the legal paperwork has all gone through. However, the agency she worked with said it could take up to two years for her to receive Oslene.
"I don't think I've ever felt this way before. Yet, there's nothing I can do," she said. "I think that's the most maddening part of the whole thing. If I could get on an airplane right now and grab her and hold her - even if it was just to hold her, I would."
Touryan is hoping to get a humanitarian visa so she can get her daughter sooner. She has already reached out to several politicians.
Thousands of children were put up for adoption Haiti long before the earthquake struck.
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"Colorado Charity Requests Humanitarian Visas For Haiti Orphans"
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Survivors Describe Horrific Conditions, Need For Aid
Jaclyn Allen, 7NEWS Reporter
POSTED: 4:37 pm MST January 14, 2010
UPDATED: 5:27 pm MST January 14, 2010
The first day after the earthquake, Dixie Bickel, of Colorado Springs, was in survival mode, but now, she is starting to wear thin.
"Today, we seem to be wanting to find a corner and cry," said Bickel, speaking via web cam from Petionville, a suburb of Port au Prince.
She is the director of the God's Littlest Angels orphanage, and even though everyone there has survived the quake, she described hellish conditions.
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She and other American families are requesting humanitarian visas, so children in the orphanage who are in the process of being adopted by American families can leave.
"They need to be allowed to go home so that we can take in more orphans," she said. "Because we know for every child we send out, there is going to be two to take that bed."
Sen. Mark Udall's office said he has received calls from several Colorado families asking for help in obtaining humanitarian visas for the children they are adopting.
His office said he has reached out to the State Department to find out what he can do to expedite the process.
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Survivors Describe Horrific Conditions, Need For Aid
Jaclyn Allen, 7NEWS Reporter
POSTED: 4:37 pm MST January 14, 2010
UPDATED: 5:27 pm MST January 14, 2010
The first day after the earthquake, Dixie Bickel, of Colorado Springs, was in survival mode, but now, she is starting to wear thin.
"Today, we seem to be wanting to find a corner and cry," said Bickel, speaking via web cam from Petionville, a suburb of Port au Prince.
She is the director of the God's Littlest Angels orphanage, and even though everyone there has survived the quake, she described hellish conditions.
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She and other American families are requesting humanitarian visas, so children in the orphanage who are in the process of being adopted by American families can leave.
"They need to be allowed to go home so that we can take in more orphans," she said. "Because we know for every child we send out, there is going to be two to take that bed."
Sen. Mark Udall's office said he has received calls from several Colorado families asking for help in obtaining humanitarian visas for the children they are adopting.
His office said he has reached out to the State Department to find out what he can do to expedite the process.
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