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Twelve-year-old Marius Dasianu has found hope, and a
new family, in the United States. MARIUS DASIANU: "I
do karate, and I'm going to go [out for]
basketball." Marius was born in Romania. At the age
of nine, his parents died in a house fire. Marius
suffered serious burns over 75 percent of his body.
Americans Jessica Free and Ashley Ludlow visited
Marius at a Romanian hospital. The young women got
their families involved, and received help from the
Shriners Hospital for Children in Los Angeles. "And
then open again. And then squeeze tight..." Marius
had both of his big toes removed and connected to
his hands to replace his fingers. Doctor Katherine
Au says Marius is hopeful about the future. "He lost
all of his fingers, essentially, burned his face,
lost his entire nose. And if you talk to him now, he
has the most girlfriends, he was class
valedictorian. He does everything. Nothing stops
him." Marius faces many more operations. His
American foster mother is Lynn Woodward. "He's the
most amazing kid you'll ever meet. He inspires
everybody wherever he goes. He makes friends so
easily. You know, he makes people feel comfortable.
He's got a really amazing set of social skills. He
really does." Marius' older brother, Ionut, brought
the boy to America as Marius' legal guardian. Ionut
later married one of the young women who found
Marius in the hospital. Lynn Woodward's husband,
Paul, expects many good things for Marius. "It's
going to be nice to see what the future holds, and
see him grow to be a man and get married and have
children of his own, and hopefully give us many
grandchildren and maybe some great grandchildren, if
we're around long enough." First, however, a full
recovery will require time. Marius' doctor and
foster family say his hopefulness and good cheer
will help them all get through it. I'm Barbara
Klein.
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