HOME. WE MEET THE BROTHER IN A SET OF SIBLINGS. HE AND HIS SISTER BOTH LIVE IN FOSTER CARE, AND THEY DESPERATELY WANT TO GET ADOPTED TOGETHER. AUDREY BIESK TONIGHT INTRODUCES US TO 14 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY. ARE JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I’M JUST SCARED SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN WHERE I HAVE TO MOVE. BUT I DO WANT TO BE ADOPTED, TIMOTHY SAID TO ME HE’D ESPECIALLY BE SAD IF HE WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS OLDER SISTER, HANNAH. I JUST WANT TO BE WITH HER. I LOVE HER AND I JUST I JUST LOVE HER. SO I WANT TO BE WITH HER, STAY WITH HER AND BE A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON. SIBLINGS TIMOTHY AND HANNAH HAVE LIVED IN DIFFERENT FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THEY DON’T GET TO SEE EACH OTHER OFTEN, SO THIS AFTERNOON AT THE NORTH CAROLINA ZOO MEANT A WHOLE LOT. SO STROLLING THROUGH EACH EXHIBIT, I SENSED THEIR SPECIAL CONNECTION. OUR BOND IS GOOD. WE ALWAYS JUST PLAY AROUND AND ALL THAT WENT ON OUR VISIT DAY. WE JUST PLAY. WE HAVE FUN. YEAH, THAT’S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. TIMOTHY WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW HE LOVES GOING TO THE BEACH AND PLAYING FOOTBALL, BUT MOST OF ALL, I LOVE MY SISTER A LOT. SO I DON’T WANT TO BE SEPARATED BECAUSE HE’LL BREAK MY HEART. AND NEXT WEEK YOU’LL HEAR FROM HIS SISTER HANNAH AND SOME OF HER HOPES AND DREAMS. WE HOPE YOU’LL TUNE IN RIGHT HERE AT 6:00 FOR A PLACE TO CALL HOME. AND IN THE MEANTIME, VISIT KSGN DOT ORG TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ADOPTING THROUGH THE CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA. REPORTING FOR WXII 12 NEWS. I’M AUDR
A place to call home: 'I just love her, I want to stay with her;' 14-year-old Timothy desperate to get adopted with older sister
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A sibling set who both live in separate foster care placements desperately wants to get adopted together. Fourteen-year-old Timothy and 16-year-old Hannah don't get to see each other often. They have lived apart for many years.Top Stories5-year-old with autism escapes Surry County elementary school, runs across road despite staff present‘Worst nightmare’: Parents of child at center of Mount Airy KinderCare investigation sues day careNorth Carolina man arrested after his wife found shot to death in Stokes CountyGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking here"I’m just a little nervous," Timothy said. "Because I’m just scared something might happen again where I have to move, but I do want to be adopted.”Timothy said he dreams of getting adopted with his older sister.“I want to be with her, I just love her, I want to stay with her,” he said. “Our bond is good. We play around with each other on our visit days; we have fun and play.” Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsTimothy wants people to know that he loves going to the beach and playing football, but most of all it's important he stays in contact with Hannah.“I love my sister a lot, so I don’t want to be separated because it’ll break my heart," Timothy said. Hannah will be introduced in "A Place to Call Home " on WXII 12 at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15. Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.Click here to learn about adopting through the Children's Home Society of North Carolina. For more of Audrey's Biesk's "A Place to Call Home", visit the YouTube page here!NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love PREVIOUS A PLACE TO CALL HOME COVERAGE
, N.C. — A sibling set who both live in separate foster care placements desperately wants to get adopted together.
Fourteen-year-old Timothy and 16-year-old Hannah don't get to see each other often. They have lived apart for many years.
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"I’m just a little nervous," Timothy said. "Because I’m just scared something might happen again where I have to move, but I do want to be adopted.”
Timothy said he dreams of getting adopted with his older sister.
“I want to be with her, I just love her, I want to stay with her,” he said. “Our bond is good. We play around with each other on our visit days; we have fun and play.”
Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts
Timothy wants people to know that he loves going to the beach and playing football, but most of all it's important he stays in contact with Hannah.
“I love my sister a lot, so I don’t want to be separated because it’ll break my heart," Timothy said.
Hannah will be introduced in "A Place to Call Home " on WXII 12 at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15.
Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
Click here to learn about adopting through the Children's Home Society of North Carolina.
For more of Audrey's Biesk's "A Place to Call Home", visit the YouTube page here!
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