{"id":4232,"date":"2024-05-20T16:17:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=4232"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:17:44","slug":"single-dad-adopts-girl-with-down-syndrome-rejected-by-20-families-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=4232","title":{"rendered":"Single dad adopts girl with Down syndrome rejected by 20 families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/439922762_122095334756304550_132838763305613961_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/439922762_122095334756304550_132838763305613961_n-1.jpg 828w, https:\/\/kohajone.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/439922762_122095334756304550_132838763305613961_n-1-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kohajone.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/439922762_122095334756304550_132838763305613961_n-1-768x751.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\nA young girl\u2019s fortunes have changed after she was rejected first by her mother and then by 20 potential adoptive families.\nThe story of Luca Trapanese\u2019s journey to adopting baby Alba has gone viral for several reasons, paramount of which may be the fact that social services don\u2019t often grant custody to a single, homosexual man.\nNevertheless, they made an exception in Luca\u2019s case \u2026 and we\u2019re so very happy they did.According to the BBC, 41-year-old Italian Luca published a book wherein he recounts his journey to becoming the father of Alba, a girl with Down syndrome.\nDuring a radio interview, Trapanese explained that his case is special because it \u201cdestroys stereotypes about fatherhood, religion and family.\u201dIn Italy, adoptions for homosexual and single parents have traditionally been a complicated affair.\n\u201cI was told that I\u2019d only be given a child with an illness, a severe disability or with behavioral problems,\u201d he told the BBC. \u201cI was absolutely OK with that.\u201d\n\nLuca adopted Alba back in 2017 when she was just 13 days old and had already been passed upon by 20 families because of her condition.\n\u201cShe brought me happiness and a sense of fulfilment. I am proud to be her dad,\u201d he said.\nLuca himself had worked in a host of care centers for people with special needs and always wanted to become a father. His passion for helping others started when he was 14, after losing his best friend to cancer.\nHe volunteered for organizations linked to the Catholic church, often helping people critically ill or disabled.\nThat was why, despite not having a partner, he decided to press forward with the adoption of Alba, who now enjoys a happy home with her father.<div class=\"684f6003e199ca137b09540a661b4c2d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- Composite Start -->\r\n<div id=\"M940464ScriptRootC1583286\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.adskeeper.com\/k\/o\/kohajone.press.1583286.js\" async>\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- Composite End -->\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young girl\u2019s fortunes have changed after she was rejected first by her mother and then by 20 potential adoptive families. 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