Mother who adopted kids with fetal alcohol syndrome grateful for help

By: Paul Hammel

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: May 10, 2026

Words: 742

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — Mother’s Day passed with gratitude from a woman who has fostered and adopted dozens of children from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation suffering from varying degrees of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Nora Boesem, who now cares for 14 children and adults she has adopted, said she cried after seeing the outpouring of generosity for her dire financial situation caused by a divorce, an accident with an uninsured driver and piles of medical …

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