Defying the Odds—A Special Needs Adoption in Chicago Sun-Times

Born with a birth defect causing depressed cheekbones, malformed ears, a receding chin and downward slanted eyes—Aleksey Zurkowski began a new life at 11-years-old when adopted by parents David and Vicki of Elmhurst, IL. Defying both the statistics of older orphans in Russia and the laws of gravity through gymnastics, Eleksey is a true success story.

Read more about Eleksey in the Chicago Sun-Times' "The Ultimate Survivor".

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