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2 adopted brothers graduate thanks to love from foster mother

Two teens who were born into difficult situations are making their mark on the world thanks to a generous foster mother. Brothers Dennis Parker and Gordon Burrell are graduating from New Town High School. Their mother, Cecelia McFadden, helped them get ready for the big day. She took them in as foster children — Parker when he was a week old and Burrell at the age of two. A few years later, she adopted them both. They credit McFadden with pushing them, even when they acted out. "She got in my butt every day. She always told the right things to do," said Parker.