Drugs have a way of taking over families. Even if only one person is addicted, it affects the entire family.
One of the things that is always tough to see is a baby born to drug-addicted parents.
Sometimes these babies themselves are born addicted to drugs, which means they need extra cuddles to get through the withdrawal.
Even if they aren't born with addictions, they're often unhealthy.
That was the case for little Coleman Brady. He was born in the spring of 2016 with a stomach issue that required surgery.
Because of his stomach problem, Coleman was malnourished and had problems thriving.
When he was 8 weeks old, Coleman was transported to a children's hospital by flight. That's when Child Protective Services got involved.
They called Coleman's extended family, and his aunt and uncle, Kaysi and Randy, immediately stepped up to the plate to take him in.
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On July 20, 2017, Randy and Kaysi officially became Coleman's parents.
Now, the parents and their daughter Blaine are sharing pictures of Coleman's incredible transformation.
Blaine shared some photos on Twitter, and her Tweet quickly went viral.
Within a week, the Tweet had over 538,000 likes and over 128,000 retweets.
Blaine wrote:
born w/ drug addicts as parents, neglected & weighing below birth wt @ 2 months old… then my family took him in & look @ him now #FinallyOurs
Kaysi explained on Facebook:
He’s ours… on April 23, 2016, we were blessed with the opportunity to bring a new little guy into our family, and today, the courts terminated parental rights and he is officially ours!
When we finish adoption process, he will be Coleman Brady Hamilton!
He has our whole hearts!
Here is the last 15 months in pictures! He was failure to thrive and malnourished due to a stomach issue some of the early pics are a little sad, but we want to share this sweet little guy with the world today!
I can't imagine life without him!
Everyone who saw the photos commented sweet things.
One person wrote: "I'm hopeful seeing men and women showing love to helpless kids and giving them hope to live again. God bless y'all."
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