8 minute read
INSPIRATION
PEOPLE
Sister for Bailey
Abbotts open hearts & home to another girl with Turner syndrome.
shley Abbott and her husband Chet talked about expanding their family through adoption, and once the Oxford mother saw a little orphan girl online with Turner syndrome, her heart melted. “I immediately felt a connection and felt like this was our child,” Ashley says of seeing the child, whom the Abbotts a ectionately call Calley, on the Rainbow Kids website, which features children available for adoption throughout the world.
Calley is 11, the same age as their daughter Bailey, who also has Turner syndrome, a condition a ecting one in 2,000 girls and women. Turner syndrome is caused by the absence of all or part of the second X chromosome females have, the sex chromosome, in all or some of the body’s cells. Physical features of girls with Turner syndrome include short stature and lack of ovarian development.
The Abbotts prayed and talked to their physician, close relatives, and daughters Bailey and Tenley, 15, before proceeding with the international adoption of Calley, which was approved in early July.
“We o cially signed the paperwork saying she is our child,” Ashley says. However, due to COVID-19, there have been travel delays and the Abbotts are hopeful Calley will be part of their family by Christmastime or before the end of the year.
The adoption agency has provided the family with recent photos and videos of Calley singing and riding a bicycle.
“It melts my heart whenever I get those. She is happy and she is thriving,” Ashley says. “Bailey is excited to have somebody else in the house to relate to, and I’m excited for their bond, friendship, and even as sisters as they grow up.”
Ashley adds she felt a “proud mom moment” when her oldest daughter expressed mature and encouraging words about adopting Calley. “Tenley said, ‘I feel if anybody can give her a good home, we can because we know about Turner syndrome. We can give her the services that she needs to have a good life and she’ll be able to relate with Bailey and Bailey can relate to her.’”
The Abbott family has made it their mission to spread the word and the awareness about Turner syndrome. Their nonpro t organization, Baileysbutter ies.org, advocates for girls, women and families touched by Turner syndrome.
STORY: THERESA CAMPBELL ≈ PHOTO: NICOLE HAMEL Get a new 5-star plan that takes a personalized approach to your
Calley AbbottCall your local Health Insurance
Mid-Florida Agencies – Golf Cart Accessible!
Colony
280 Farner Place The Villages, FL 32163
1-352-775-1129
Do you know someone who is a healthy inspiration?
Email your recommendations to editorial@akersmediagroup.com Florida Blue Medicare is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Florida Blue Medicare depends on contract renewal. HMO coverage is offered by Florida Blue Medicare, Inc., DBA Florida Blue Medicare, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. Applicable to 2020 HMO plans on contract H1035. Other providers are available in our network. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the Chet, Bailey, Tenley and Ashley Abbott basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or gender. ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-800- 3522583 (TTY: 1-877-955-8773). ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1-800-352-2583 (TTY: 1-800-955-8770). ©2020 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., DBA Florida Blue. All rights reserved. Villages Y0011_98890_M 1019 CMS Accepted
Get a new 5-star plan that takes a personalized approach to your Medicare needs Get a new 5-star plan that takes a personalizedGet a new 5-star plan that takes a personalized Get a new 5-star plan that takes a personalized approach to your Medicare needs approach to your Medicare needs approach to your Medicare needs
® Florida Blue Medicare now accepted by The Villages Health ® Florida Blue Medicare now accepted by The Villages ® Florida Blue Medicare now accepted by The Villages HealthFlorida Blue Medicare now accepted by The Villages® Health Health
Call your local Health Insurance Call your local Health Insurance Call your local Health Insurance Call your local Health Insurance no-cost, no-obligation consultation. no-cost, no-obligation consultation. no-cost, no-obligation consultation. no-cost, no-obligation consultation.
Florida Blue Medicare offers plans in your community with a complete approach to your health. Plans with $0 Florida Blue Medicare offers plans in your community with a 1-352-259-0666 complete approach to your health.
1-352-259-0666Mid-Florida Agencies – Golf Cart Accessible! monthly premium ■ Additional vision
Mid-Florida Agencies – Golf Cart Accessible! ■
Additional vision
1-352-775-1129 Five out of five star rating
Our HMO plans received Medicare’s highest rating for quality Florida Blue Medicare is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Florida Blue Medicare depends on contract renewal. HMO coverage is offered by Florida Blue Medicare, Inc., DBA Florida Blue Medicare, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. Applicable to 2020 HMO plans on contract H1035. Other providers are available in our network. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or gender. ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-800- 3522583 (TTY: 1-877-955-8773). ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1-800-352-2583 (TTY: 1-800-955-8770). ©2020 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., DBA Florida Blue. All rights reserved. Y0011_98890_M 1019 CMS Accepted
1-352-259-0666
Pinellas Mid-Florida Agencies – Golf Cart Accessible! 2485 Pinellas Place The Villages, FL 32162
1-352-775-0991
Your Local Agency in The Villages® Community for over a decade! Florida Blue Medicare is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Florida Blue Medicare depends on contract renewal. HMO coverage is offered by Florida Blue Medicare, Inc., DBA Florida Blue Medicare, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. Applicable to 2020 HMO plans on contract H1035. Other providers are available in our network. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or gender. ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-800- 3522583 (TTY: 1-877-955-8773). ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1-800-352-2583 (TTY: 1-800-955-8770). ©2020 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., DBA Florida Blue. All rights reserved.
Plans with $0
monthly premium
Additional vision
1-352-775-1129 Five out of five star rating
Pinellas
2485 Pinellas Place The Villages, FL 32162
1-352-775-0991
Florida Blue Medicare is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Florida Blue Medicare depends on contract renewal. HMO coverage is offered by Florida Blue Medicare, Inc., DBA Florida Blue Medicare, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. Applicable to 2020 HMO plans on contract H1035. Other providers are available in our network. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the Your Local Agency in The Villages® basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or gender. ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-800- 352Community for over a decade! 2583 (TTY: 1-877-955-8773). ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1-800-352-2583 (TTY: 1-800-955-8770). ©2020 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., DBA Florida Blue. All rights reserved. Villages Y0011_98890_M 1019 CMS Accepted
1-352-775-1129 Five out of five star rating
The Villages, FL 32163 The Villages, FL 32162 1-352-775-1129 1-352-775-0991 Your Local Agency in The Villages® Community for over a decade! Florida Blue Medicare is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Florida Blue Medicare depends on contract renewal. HMO coverage is offered by Florida Blue Medicare, Inc., DBA Florida Blue Medicare, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system. Applicable to 2020 HMO plans on contract H1035. Other providers are available in our network. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or gender. ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1-800-352-2583 (TTY: 1-877-955-8773). ATANSYON: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1-800-352-2583 (TTY: 1-800-955-8770). ©2020 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., DBA Florida Blue. All rights reserved. Villages Y0011_98890_M 1019 CMS Accepted Pinellas 2485 Pinellas Place The Villages, FL 32162 1-352-775-0991 Palm Ridge Plaza 11962 CR 101 Ste 303 The Villages, FL 32162 1-352-259-0666
