We frequently hear remarkable stories of people reuniting with long-lost relatives after a long period of time when you watch these reunions it’s usually an emotional experience especially when the reunions involve people that were separated at birth and eventually reunite this is exactly what occurred to stacy fakes a woman in her 50s from pittsburgh pennsylvania who was forced to make the
Extremely difficult decision to place her baby son for adoption more than 35 years ago stacy fakes gave birth to a son when she was 15 years old and placed him up for adoption he was able to track down his biological mother after nearly three decades of searching she’d almost given up hope of ever seeing her kid again when something unspeakable happened to her just before
She was set to begin running the pittsburgh half marathon in 2018 fakes had given up hope of ever seeing her son again she was presented with a letter from her biological son steven stron who after a great deal of effort and dedication had been able to find down his mother and was in attendance to meet her in person stacy fakes was only 15 years old when she became pregnant with her first child she was terrified unprepared and
Confused of what she had to do much like the majority of teenagers in that scenario in the end she had to make the difficult decision to place her son up for adoption she didn’t even get to kiss him or hold him in her arms she didn’t think she’d ever be able to track him down again she had no idea how she was going to find him with so many babies and records
She’d never imagined she’d be reunited with her biological son and she didn’t not until 35 years later according to an article on abc news steven straughan then 35 years old from ohio surprised his biological mother by handing her a mysterious letter as she waited at the starting line of the marathon in 2018. strawn had been waiting at the starting line of the marathon since then
She was completely befuddled had no idea who he was and had no idea what was going on until she opened the letter according to the letter when was the last time i saw you it’s been 13 075 days i didn’t want to wake you wait any longer than necessary not everyone would have comprehended the meaning of that enigmatic message but fakes immediately realized what those words meant and she was completely overtaken with
Emotion she was finally able to embrace her son for the first time in more than 35 years which was a wonderful feeling upon further investigation it was discovered that this was not the first time strawn had attempted to locate his biological mother strong told abc that he’d been looking for years it’s been a series of dead ends tragically strawn’s birth documents were
Destroyed in a flood and he was unable to track down his mother despite years of searching however a law was implemented in november 2017 that allows adoptees to request a copy of their birth certificate that includes the names of their original birth parents this changed everything since he was able to discover the identity of his biological mother and then began his journey to track her down
Strong will always remember april 16th says it was on that day that he finally tracked down his biological mother after 35 years of searching with no hesitation he made contact and maintained the momentum by getting in touch again the next morning nonetheless strawn was unable to arrange and coordinate the spectacular surprise on his own he required the assistance of an organization in which he is involved as well as his newly discovered sisters
Strawn discovered that fakes was a member of the pittsburgh branch of team red white and blue rwb which provides assistance to military personnel and veterans strawn had been a member of the united states air force during the iraq war being a veteran himself he found that they had something more in common as strong as a member of the ohio branch of the american legion because his mother was participating in
The sunday marathon with team rwb he was able to get in touch with the president of the pittsburgh branch everyone’s support has been tremendous strong said on abc the organization insisted him with everything from the perfect timing to ensuring that the media was prepared to report on the story to the preparation for the race itself thanks to the efforts of its volunteers he was tremendously grateful and
Appreciative of everyone’s efforts for something that he considered to be a particularly significant and unforgettable occasion for himself strawn only had to do one thing he had to conceal himself and where’s the finest place to hide this one was taken care of by his wife it was time to see his mother so he hid behind a portable bathroom next to where she was standing when his wife gave him the signal he
Understood it was time to come outside and meet her i got a little choked up and started crying as we were embracing each other and hugging she remarked i never got to hold you and that kind of hurt my heart a little bit the adoption had been planned ahead of time and it was suggested for her to not be in charge of me strawn recounted during an interview with abc station wtae fakes reflected on the moment she
Gave her baby up for adoption and how it changed her life the doctors and nurses didn’t want me to hold him and they didn’t advocate it it was then that she expressed how much she treasured their embrace stating so i finally got to hold him imagine being able to hold your child again in your arms after believing you’d never get to meet them we can only imagine what that must be like this is the stuff of fantasies
Please don’t give up hope for parents who had to give up children for whatever reason fake said and strawn was overjoyed to finally meet his biological sisters they also played an important role in the preparations for the surprise during a group ugly cry they were able to express themselves more openly because they were able to complete the marathon together fakes and strawn will remember it for the rest of their lives
As a special memory after finishing the race they enjoyed a delicious barbecue together and strawn reported that there was a lot of ugly crying but that the duo oscillate a lot to say to one another when one of strawn’s biological sisters received her bachelor’s degree he and his wife returned to pittsburgh to share the occasion with the rest of the extended family it’s something you see in movies strong
Replied when asked about the incident and how it all turned out everything was in wonderful making order this is a lovely reunion and we hope that there are many more in the future to make up for the time that’s elapsed between them a beautiful reminder that even when you believe something’s impossible and even when you’ve given up hope miracles can and do occur and another similar story woman finds
Her birth mother 50 years later and learns she starred in her favorite tv show when lisa wright set out to track down her biological mother she had no idea that the woman might have been standing right in front of her the entire time she didn’t hunt for her biological ancestors for more than 50 years according to wright who spoke with the today show about her experience with adoption that is until she had a kid of
Her own she explained in an interview at the show my adoptive mother told me your mother loved you but she was very young and realized she wouldn’t be able to care for you i was desperate to have the baby which is why your mother agreed to let me look after you you weren’t left on your own this was simply the nicest thing that could have happened to you wright spoke with today wright’s son suggested that she get a
Dna test in order to learn more about her genetics according to today when she obtained the findings she discovered that she had a family match when wright received the message this person is your uncle she claimed that she was overjoyed in response i simply contacted out and said if you’re open to it i’d love to speak with you to better understand what all of this means
Wright and her biological uncle were able to speak on the phone a few days after re-establishing contact well i was born on december 10 1964 my biological mother was said to have been very young when she gave birth to me she relocated to los angeles because she desired to be in the entertainment industry and then he just stood there and said stop right there she recalled the incident lisa you’re my niece he says and he’s right we’ve been looking
For you for a long time wright didn’t have to wait long after the phone call before she received a call from her mother is this my daughter says a voice on the other end of the line oh my god is this my mother i said as i looked at her wright expressed herself she responds with the words yes honey this is your mother it was the most incredible sensation imaginable to her surprise it’s been revealed that
Wright’s biological mother is actress lynn moody who also happens to have been in one of wright’s favorite television episodes when she was growing up i grew up watching my mom on television and was completely unaware of it right added that’s my mama that was the show we couldn’t wait to watch every week we gathered around the television to watch that’s my mama and who knew i have no idea that’s my mother too
Moody had no idea what had happened to her daughter right because the adoption had been finalized years before she told today that she’d never had other children and that she’d hoped for the day when she’d be able to rekindle her relationship with wright they covered my face and eyes when she was born so that i wouldn’t be able to see her moody recalled i could however hear her sob i’m sorry i’m sorry darling i’m sorry
Was all i could manage to say as a mother you’d never ever forget what it was like to be a child over the course of 50 years all i did was try to figure out how to deal with it no one told me she was hungry or whether she was living or whether she was happy or if she’d been adopted she went on to say when i discovered that she was my daughter it felt like i was giving birth all over again for
Reasons unknown i was lying on the floor in the fetal position yelling and sobbing what i didn’t realize was how deep that hole went spread the word about this beautiful tale about a family reunion with your friends and family members inform them that you consider yourself fortunate to have them in your life please let us know what you think of this story.