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Photos: Special needs children captured the hearts of North Georgia couple
Amy Delaney and her husband Derron hadn’t planned on adopting eight children and certainly not six with disabilities. It just happened.
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- The Delaney family poses for a portrait outside in apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Parents Amy and Derron [cq] with their children: (top row; from left) Grace Avery, Jeremiah, Logan, (bottom row; from left) Malachi and Lexie[cq]. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/D6YIOYZ5EIJFKQ3A4M6TLOSNH4.jpg?auth=e9650f634ff74f22acd9d9c9b0df61a11b11af668ce6c03d43ae50571bb0cfcd&width=3840&height=2849&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Derron Delaney[cq] walks with his son Avery near the Chattahoochee river in their apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. When the family visits the area, Avery enjoys watching the ducks on the river. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/NJGPOY2NUAV4EEKWULI2ALEEXI.jpg?auth=c4605b9850372334d87bfb44c1702b5d5a2a0cfe931beccaf1aba374e4123808&width=3840&height=2560&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Grace Delaney[cq] (right) plays with her little brother Malachi Delaney[cq] in their apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Malachi loves transportation. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ARVVC6BGEFJ47P5IQOAFSXKDY4.jpg?auth=1dcf310be103dd2d0ab3a40dae1ac500b98d23898bb2405ce0029a97a9876f3a&width=3840&height=2560&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Logan Delaney [cq] (right) plays with his little sister Lexie Delaney[cq] in their apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IRROFOS6GIRUYYNEJXEMEIDUNQ.jpg?auth=f23a7d9ad3dcd6c91e600a85965caef439aa9cd69093e631abe955a0b00391c0&width=3840&height=2560&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Amy Delaney talks with her daughters Grace (right) and Lexie[cq] (left) while they hang out in their apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Amy and her husband Derron adopted children into their family. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/SZLMUVNI22XLVCZLMGTJ4GNDF4.jpg?auth=7372cae7d8b4b97ed8bd07d887536dcb594a747c33241f71521722a4251e838d&width=3840&height=2563&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Amy Delaney comforts her daughter Lexie[cq] as they prepare to head back to their house after playing outside in their apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Lexie was born with Treacher Collins syndrome, which is a condition that affects the development of bones and other tissues of the face. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RJ2Z5ISOQW2ZQL7UBMYHF4D4ZY.jpg?auth=9b9fc868991078148e714d5a830ebc950b4bfd4a5b139ce21bedd13b7aaf927e&width=3840&height=2560&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia --Lexie Delaney[cq],11, poses for a portrait at her family's apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Lexie was born with Treacher Collins syndrome, which is a condition that affects the development of bones and other tissues of the face. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RFQKC62ZK6DGYVESDLVCSFIPYI.jpg?auth=26a56283df4f510125c8374ea976fb6c0fd79050422382b3cc052f4c892f2d6c&width=3840&height=5761&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia --Jeremiah Delaney[cq], 11, poses for a portrait at his family's apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Jeremiah is asthmatic and has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LPT5JFYVEUMJ6EGJVOUEEAO7PA.jpg?auth=5ef4b380687561dbfd3a2c5566c0256e2a4489b93bae829e686e78a627c23536&width=3840&height=5761&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Avery Delaney[cq], 13, poses for a portrait at his family's apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Avery is autistic and has a traumatic brain injury. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/V5PZJNRPBW7SY76FQZMVTQZN3Q.jpg?auth=ef83c08de7b8cf63aa71792f45a77583c33401a365cd45f849e5b4bfd53e9a59&width=3840&height=5761&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Malachi Delaney[cq], 11, poses for a portrait at his family's apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Malachi Malachi was born with Treacher Collins syndrome, which is a condition that affects the development of bones and other tissues of the face. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3GY4XVGCE44YWR6ISCHJM4MIKE.jpg?auth=fdae2bfd2705e42430f431f96c54f6616c3207ecc7dc44b6deb4193001679c63&width=3840&height=5761&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Grace Delaney[cq], 12, poses for a portrait at her family's apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Grace is moderately autistic. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/NUIRV7FJIG5LU2LBKRV6345XQI.jpg?auth=ea4fee73f7753a4c4e4755f8f4549e98176315f81a51efb6309e01f57cdac9c3&width=3840&height=5761&smart=true)
![08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Logan Delaney[cq], 15, poses for a portrait at his family's apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Logan has Glanzmann's disease, which is now in remission. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)](https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/P46VU4MAI2GDI4I26WPS45YRTY.jpg?auth=bf17f38758968f40c2176dc59e313d5dfd46540249bed3926941b9ebe787293b&width=3840&height=5761&smart=true)
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08/07/2018 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- The Delaney family poses for a portrait outside in apartment complex in Atlanta, Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Parents Amy and Derron [cq] with their children: (top row; from left) Grace Avery, Jeremiah, Logan, (bottom row; from left) Malachi and Lexie[cq]. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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