Single dad adopts sick child, raises him to become an Olympic athlete
Families do not have to always be made, sometimes they can be found. This story proves that you do not have to be biologically related to someone in order to have a strong bond with them.
People who never thought they would become parents can sometimes have their entire life turned around…
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Jerry Windle was a gay man who was single in the nineties. He never thought he would become a dad. But one day he read a story in a magazine about a man who adopted a child from Cambodia which blossomed hope in his heart about his own chances at becoming a father.
He called the adoption service which was listed in the article, and asked them if he would qualify to adopt a child since he was a single man, the service told him yes.
Just a few months later, Jerry had a 1.5-year-old boy in his care. The little boy was from an orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The baby was named Jordan and he suffered from scabies and intestinal parasites. He was malnourished and also suffering from several infections.
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Jerry stood by his son’s side and nursed him back to health. His son would one day compete in the Tokyo Olympics, representing his country!
The baby was named Jordan Windle. He had been at the orphanage since he was one year old because his birth parents has passed away, leaving no one to care for him.
As he grew up, he became a promising athlete. He represented the United States on the U.S. Olympic Diving Team after he took second in the Olympic trials.
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