The 60-year-old mother has been a foster parent half her life, caring for 11 kids besides her own two children.
But even an experienced foster parent like her could not handle one girl who had been neglected by her parents and was deeply disturbed emotionally.
"She had been taken in at a child welfare institution and came to live with us about five years ago at the age of 14, so she could have an opportunity to learn normal social skills in a family while attending high school," the foster mother said.