這個(gè)單身爸爸收養(yǎng)了一個(gè)患有唐氏綜合癥的女?huà)?，她?0個(gè)家庭拒絕

Luca Trapanese – a 41-year-old single man from Italy – adopted Alba when she was merely 13 days old. The little girl has Down’s Syndrome and was given up for adoption by her mother because of it. It wasn’t easy to find a new family for baby Alba – 20 families rejected the newborn because of her condition. But fortunately, Luca turned up and Alba’s life changed forever.

來(lái)自意大利的41歲單身男子盧卡·特拉帕內(nèi)斯在阿爾芭13天大的時(shí)候收養(yǎng)了她。這個(gè)小女孩患有唐氏綜合癥，因此被她的母親送去領(lǐng)養(yǎng)。為嬰兒阿爾芭找到一個(gè)新的家庭并不容易——有20個(gè)家庭因?yàn)樾律鷥旱那闆r而拒絕她。但幸運(yùn)的是，盧卡出現(xiàn)了，阿爾芭的生活從此改變了。

The girl has down syndrome

這個(gè)女孩患有唐氏綜合癥

Due to which she was previously rejected by 20 families

因此，她曾被20個(gè)家庭拒絕

But Alba’s condition did not scare Luca away as he was determined to become a father

但阿爾芭的情況并沒(méi)有嚇走盧卡，因?yàn)樗麤Q心成為一個(gè)父親

Luca himself had worked in care centers for people with special needs

盧卡自己曾在為有特殊需要的人服務(wù)的護(hù)理中心工作過(guò)

Luca was told that he could only adopt a baby with special needs who had been previously rejected by traditional families. Luca was in 7th heaven – he knew he was finally bound to become a father, just like he always dreamed. “Since I was 14 years old, I have volunteered and worked with the disabled so I felt I had the right knowledge and experience to do it,” Luca told the media.

盧卡被告知，他只能收養(yǎng)一個(gè)有特殊需要的孩子，而這個(gè)孩子以前是被傳統(tǒng)家庭拒絕的。盧卡非常高興，他知道自己終于要做爸爸了，就像他一直夢(mèng)想的那樣。盧卡在接受媒體采訪時(shí)表示:“從14歲開(kāi)始，我就自愿為殘疾人服務(wù)，所以我覺(jué)得我有足夠的知識(shí)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)來(lái)做這件事。”

So he wasn’t afraid of the challenges he could face while raising Alba

所以他并不害怕在撫養(yǎng)阿爾芭時(shí)所面臨的挑戰(zhàn)

“When I first held her in my arms, I was overcome with joy. I felt she was my daughter straight away”

當(dāng)我第一次把她抱在懷里時(shí)，我欣喜若狂。我立刻覺(jué)得她就是我的女兒。”

“It was the first time I held a newborn baby. Before that moment, I had always been scared. But, when I first held Alba, I knew I was ready to be her dad,” said the young father.

“那是我第一次抱新生兒。在那之前，我一直很害怕。但是，當(dāng)我第一次抱阿爾芭的時(shí)候，我就知道我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好成為她的爸爸了。”

Today, the man’s life revolves around Alba. He says that his daughter “revolutionized his life and everything revolves around her. She brought me happiness and a sense of fulfillment. I am proud to be her dad. I wanted her to be my daughter.”

今天，這個(gè)男人的生活圍繞著阿爾芭展開(kāi)。他說(shuō)他的女兒“徹底改變了他的生活，一切都圍繞著她。她給我?guī)?lái)了快樂(lè)和滿足感。作為她的父親，我感到很自豪。我希望她成為我的女兒。”

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