Josiah, 16 years old, NJ

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Josiah is a responsible middle child who values his close relationship with his siblings. They were placed in foster care after their mother passed away, which disrupted their childhood development and exposure to the outside world. Josiah is curious about making friends outside his siblings, but is still adjusting to new environments. He enjoyed trying pizza for the first time and is learning to be comfortable with new experiences. His current foster family has training to help children with trauma, and those who meet him understand the importance of being patient as he navigates his feelings and experiences..

Josiah can benefit from having this blanket to assist with increasing his ability to sleep through the night. There have been so many changes in his life within a very short few weeks and this has affected his sleep negatively. He is unable to sleep through the night because he worries about the sibling that he is separated from currently. He did not get to say goodbye to his only parent before she passed away. This is huge worry for him because he thinks about all the possible ways things could have been if he remained at home with his parent and blames himself for the parent passing. He likes hugs and this blanket provides weight/pressure that he has been use to help him manage his emotions when they are overwhelming. Josiah experiences a lot of anxiety and this blanket can help reduce this.