Social workers rarely get the appreciation they deserve, but one little girl has written a letter that has grabbed the attention of the internet and shows how deeply undervalued their work has been in our society.
Marie was first introduced to a social worker when she was found at just 8-months old and a mere 14 pounds. She was entered into the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta with 14 fractures and a damaged spinal cord. The injuries ended up leaving her paraplegic.
The injuries were severe, and Marie and her boyfriend were quickly arrested. She was then placed in the care of social worker Michelle Surprenant, who later adopted her.
She’s now lead a full and fulfilling life, including trips to Disney World, swimming camp, art classes, and drama clubs!
Marie is now sharing with the rest of the world how important social workers have been in her life with a stunning letter that explains everything that has happened in her life.
Along with the post, her adoptive mother, Michelle Surprenant notes about Marie-
“Her future looks bright, and we know very well that none of this success would have been possible without the amazing team of social workers, detectives and medical staff in Atlanta. Thank you for being the stepping stone that this little, baby girl needed.”
The young girl was dealt a lot of pain at the start of her life, but she’s now managed to live with a new family that loves and cherishes everything about her. Her compassion and appreciation for everything she has been given has shown how beautiful she has become, both inside and out!
Check out the full letter from Marie below-
Dear social workers and detectives,
I want to thank you for making me happy by giving me a new warm and safe environment. Now I have a home that is nice, and I have three nice meals a day. This is Marie Rose Surprenant. When I was a baby I got hurt and you were on my case. When I was little I got hurt and I wasn’t going to walk at all. I couldn’t walk because my spinal cord was broken and couldn’t be fixed. So they asked how I got hurt in the ER. But I lied and said that I fell out the bed. So then that’s when you got involved and solved my case and not letting the bad guy hurting me or anyone else.
I think that if you never helped me my life would still be awful and lonely. Because they might not help me, not feed me or they would hit me when I cried. But now I’m much better. I now have a safe happy environment. I’m also around smart people.
Now my life is much better. But the only thing that drives me crazy is our pet dog is named Jo. She snores as loud as a vacuum and sounds like an old man. I also have two cats their names are Gypsy and Mr. Fluffy. Gypsy is grey all over and has green eyes. She likes to play with yarn mice, she likes cat scratchers, she is very curious and likes to watch what we are doing all the time.And Mr. Fluffy is a black and white cat with green eyes too. He likes to sleep on his beach chair all day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. But he’s active at night. I love pets but I love lizards. My favorite lizard is a bearded dragon. My class has a class pet that is a bearded dragon his name is Mr. Cuddles.
I wish that you keep doing what you do to make the world a better place and to make kids feel protected. I also wish that no matter how big or small the case is you will at least try and help the kids.
Love,
Marie
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[Source: Upworthy]
