At nine years old, in his room playing video games, senior Luke Kane heard yelling coming from the living room. Not knowing what happened, Kane walked out of his room to see his parents for the last time in handcuffs and being walked to the squad car.
Kane’s parents were arrested for using illegal drugs and he was forced into foster care. He knew his aunt relatively well and ended up staying with her that night.
“I was there for a year and a half [when] my aunt and uncle adopted me around 11-years-old, Kane said.”
Looking back on all the pain of having to say good-bye to his parents and being forced into placed care Kane now lives life with no regrets of his past.
“I definitely didn’t like it then,’’ Kane said. “But since it did [happen], my new family basically gave me a better life and helped me become who I am today.”
Ever since the adoption Kane’s heart goes out to kids who have gone through events like his. Kane became more positive about life ever since he became a part of a new family.
“Always be positive, don’t feel sorry for yourself with the opportunities you get [while] going through adoption, take them and make something out of it,” Kane said.
Over the years Kane has found different ways to deal with the adoption and how it changed his life. For example, Kane helps other kids who have gone through or are going through the same process who need help with the feelings.
“I don’t want special attention or want people to think I need it,” Kane said. “I’m just like everyone else.”
