question: My husband 's car drove in a few seconds later . We walked up to the social worker . She asked my daughter to open the door for a gorgeous little seventeen month old who looked up with a bright smile and big brown eyes . " Mom , I think I just fell in love , " I heard as I opened the door on my side of the car and looked into the face of a beautiful little five month old baby girl .
Q: Why did this child show up to our house ?

answer: We were adopting a child from an orphanage .

question: To make things worse , as I tried to drive up MY DRIVEWAY , a family of mouth - breathers got in my way . The 5-year - old boy apparently had more intelligence than all the others combined , as he knew to move to the side and wait . Too bad his dumb - as - rocks mom and sister just sort of stood there oblivious to the car in front of them . Eventually , they noticed , stared at me a while , then started slowly moving along .
Q: What led the mother and sister to refuse to move when they saw the car coming towards them ?

answer: They have a difficult time reacting quickly to situations , and were moving slowly for this reason

question: But he held on for a few months before the infection finally claimed him . Such a long time , I exclaimed , trying not to think too much about what it must ' ve been like to wither away slowly on that cot and wishing only for the delirium of fever to take away the pain . She closed her eyes and nodded knowingly , mildly savoring the reaction her story has garnered .
Q: Why did the female subject die in the story highlighted ?

answer:
The subject died of a lingering disease .