"He cared for me and loved me and made me feel safe, " she said.

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Loving God, we thank You for Vicky and for all that Vicky meant to those who loved her, cared for her and brought her up.

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"Zayne and Zander are loved, cared for and comfortable with foster families at this time, " her representative told CNN in a statement.

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And then this 10-year-old little girl -- with no hope and no one in her life who loved and cared for her -- said that more than anything, she wanted a mentor.

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For a moment, I thought of the boy on the road and wondered if it would ever come to this for him, if he would ever come home and find someone he cared for, but no longer loved, asleep in an armchair.

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When we feel loved, appreciated and cared for, we try harder, take more risks, work more collaboratively, and perform better.

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