His dad is long gone, and his mom has just lost her rights to the
state of Michigan, but Alex wasn't ready to leave his future up to
chance.
The seventeen-year-old ward of the state pulled a list
of prospective foster parents off of the internet and started writing
impassioned letters. He told his life story - his parents divorced, his
father deported back to their native Romania when he was a tot, his
mother changing after a devestating car accident.
"Truly all I need is someplace to stay, even if I have to pay a
couple hundred dollars a month in rent, for the 2008-2009 school year," he promised.
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