European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Adoption gives Goldstone that Holiday glittery Ron Mckinney staff writer Quot Santa Claus made a late Stop at the Gold Stone household in wijnands Rade Netherlands last Winter. Chances Are his Reindeer just got lost since they had to Stop first in Romania. The Christmas gift was Daniclak a romanian orphan the Goldstone adopted in March. A i told my husband that Christmas wish was All i wanted for the rest of the year a birthday anniversary everything a Christina Goldstone said. A we just wanted another Little girl to  this years Christmas spirit is sparked by the ebullient Daniclak who turned 2 on dec. 18. A who hoho a she Bellows to the Delight of her new family. A who hoho hoho hoho a the endearing Santa Claus impersonation sends her sister Marcy 9, and father or. Maj John Goldstone an army dentist at Schinnen into fits of laughter. When the family adopted Daniclak they weren to so sure the girl would speak at All let alone produce the riotous Santa Claus act. American doctors were cautious in their prognosis for the child who spent her first 15 months cooped up in a crib at an orphanage near the russian Border in Northeast Romania. Daniela constantly stared absently at her hands. She would lick her fingers pick up dust and place her fingers in her Mouth. Quot she  even look at me. She looked spacy a Goldstone said of the first time she saw her future daughter which was in Romania in february. At the time Daniela  eat baby food or stand on her own. She May have never been out of her crib except for Baths. She cowered at any sign of affection. The orphanage for 200 infants was a a Well kept zoo of  Goldstone said. Romania s orphanages could be the ugliest legacy left behind in that country by the regime of the wretched Grinch himself Nicolas Ceausescu. The communist dictator in 1966 declared abortion illegal for any woman under 45 who had not yet produced four children. In 1989, that number was increased to five. Birth control was virtually inaccessible and the harsh Economy made it difficult for Many to support their children. The government in 1990 eared for about Loo my children under 18 years old. Ten percent of the 8,000 orphans under 3 years old were tested to be his positive. The cause was believed to be unscreened blood transfusions Given to boost nutrition and a sterilized Needles. Nearly 7,0 h romanian children were adopted by foreigners after the december 1989 revolution that ousted Ceausescu. Until the romanian government put adoptions on hold in june More than 1,700 of those children were adopted by americans. Goldstone said Danielas orphanage was fraught with cases of lice hepatitis and aids. She quoted an american Friend adopting sickly Daniela Goldstone left has a Happy time thanks to below Christina John and Marcy. Romanian twins a a wite just going to have to take a leap of  Goldstone said that adopting a romanian orphan Felt like the right thing to do. A it Wasny to because we re altruistic and we wanted to save a child although in a glad we did save her a she said. A i had some romanian mothers beg me to take their children. It was really  until the Goldstone had official custody of Daniela they feared the romanian government would end the adoptions. Quot when they first handed her to me at the window it Felt exactly like when they handed Marcy to me in the Hospital a Goldstone said. A there was this Rush. When they put her in my arms i knew she was  a Danielas life changed immediately upon joining the Goldstone. No longer restricted to a Small crib she was walking within six weeks. And she responded warmly to the affection showered on her by her new family. Quot right away it was like we were a family. It Wasny to like we had to grow to love her Quot her new Mother said. A she makes you really feel needed. Marcy too. When she picks Marcy out of a crowd i think it makes her feel  Daniclak a first solid food was Rice Crispien. But not a conventional bowl of Cereal and milk. Daniela would lick her Finger and touch the Cereal. When one stuck to her Finger she would place it in her Mouth and eat it. Marcy a fourth grader at accent International school in Brun sum wrote an essay entitled Daniclak s first real Xmas to be included with Christmas cards the family mailed out this year. Us How do Naif w in that essay she wrote a at first Daniclak so confused. Soon she caught on though. So began to talk to walk to cat and to play so from Romania. She a for sure Normal. I wonder what shed think of the tree lights e at the end of the essay Marcy added a up. Really like my Little sister Quot Christmas 1991 for the Goldstone will be intimate private affair to make up for last be t was a blur. Christmas went by the Wayside cause we were getting the adoption paper together a Goldstone said. They reflect on Daniclak a ghosts of Christ past when she was restricted to the confines or crib. They think of the friends and famil members who pitched in while they endured slow adoption process. Quot this Christmas really Means a lot to us a Goldstone who knows Christmas wishes can come True. Page 6 a sunday december 22, 1991