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Foster care. and was promptly diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, adhd. >> i was finally able to get the proper treatment that i needed. >> reporter: he went on to live in 11 different foster homes. as a senior in high school, mcrae asked his best friend's mother, whom he'd known since sixth grade, if she would adopt him. and she did. >> it was the greatest day. >> reporter: mcrae just completed an internship with maryland senator ben carden where he talked to legislators about ageing out of the foster system. he's back at school now studying psychology at cheney univers...