China

Isaiah and Veronica were both waiting to be adopted. And, both children had something else in common: a genetic disorder, Achondroplasia, which results in dwarfism.

Ava is a charismatic little girl who was born with hydrocephalus and ended up in a Chinese orphanage. Her head was too heavy to lift, and she spent most of her time at the orphanage flat on her back.

As an orphan with Down syndrome in China, Cordelia had almost no chance of being adopted. But everything changed when a teacher in Massachusetts opened her heart to adoption.