Often, we don't get to pick the cards that life deals us. For most of his life, Alfie would repeat a mantra in his head. "I'll be eighteen soon. I'll be eighteen soon. Endure. Endure. Endure." But when the world seemed content to let him slip between the cracks, a shining hand is outstretched toward his crumpled and weak form. Foster care is a messy system to navigate, but its flaws are not set in stone. Sometimes all it takes is a single story to inspire others.
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