Several interesting reunion stories have been in the news lately. This story involves a brother who saved his sister's life by donating bone marrow to her.

.... "I’ve got some good news and some bad news,’’’ .....‘‘‘The good news is you’ve got a sister.’ I was like, A what? A sister?’’’

The bad news was even more startling: His sister was sick, and the blood flowing through Ford’s veins held her only chance at survival.

Here is the Complete Story.

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In yesterday’s Buffalo News there was an editorial column regarding a man who was convicted and sentenced to three years and one month in jail for stalking his natural mother. To read the entire article you can visit http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060709/5048767.asp

The adoptee was living in California and found his natural mother was an attorney living in Queens, NY. It stated in the article the adoptee was using threatening phone calls and faxes to terrorize the woman over state lines... more

When Darryl, and I chatted the morning of his interview, I felt as though we connected in a strong way. We understood one another.

As I played back the tape of our interview, I noted that there was a similar thread throughout our interview. We agreed with each other a great deal. Every so often one of us would say, "Do you know what I mean?". Each time that happened, the other person responded, "Yes, I know exactly what you mean."

Although we come from different... more

Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Thursday, June 1, 2006 vetoed the adoption rights bill that would have allowed adults who were adopted as children to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate when they turn 21.

According to a news article, the governor feels the bill jeopardized the privacy rights of natural mothers who placed their children for adoption with the understanding that their personal information would remain confidential. The Governor was quoted saying that the... more

This article discusses the fear of adoption groups that the records in Ontario Canada won’t be unsealed. This article was printed in the Gillian Livingston Canadian Press on Sunday, May 14, 2006.

Ontario fought a long battle to unseal adoption records and is now fearing the possibility that a conservative provincial government in 2007 will reverse this victory.

The records in Ontario are expected to be officially unsealed by September. ... more

Hollywood is within easy driving distance for me. Living in the LA area, stories on celebrity adoptions generally seem to fly into my radar. Or, maybe it is just those Yahoo headlines I generally read? I really don't know why I keep finding celebrity adoption stories.

However, at the risk of getting slapped silly again on this subject, I will offer this story to you. Here is the link to Jessica's Story.

Last time I mentioned my skepticism about some celebrity adoptions, at least one... more

Sibling reunions often produce some very strong connections. Two sibling reunions recently in the news follow:

Reunited siblings look back, ahead Emotional ride worth the wait MICHAEL P. MAYKO

FAIRFIELD — The similarities are astonishing. Their first names both begin with a W followed by an E. Both have blue eyes, love golf and respond similarly to questions. But until last month, Wendy Anderson of Fairfield never knew she had a brother, Wesley Hatch, in Kirkwood, N.Y.

Their journey begin nearly 40 years ago in Binghamton,... more

In April 30, 2006 at DesMoinesRegister.com yet another adoption search and reunion story was printed about a natural mother and her daughter being reunited. The article can be found at http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060430/NEWS08/604300326/1001/rss01 if you are interested in reading the entire piece.

The natural mother Denise relinquished her daughter when she was 18 years old. Her daughter's name is Ruth and as it turned out they... more

Our meeting with Cassie was a very interesting and unique experience. There were four triad members who met with Cassie, 3 birth moms, (including me) and one adoptee. We met at a designated spot one afternoon and parked our cars. Then we were whisked up to the Starting Over ("SO") house via their van.

Upon our arrival, we were taken to a side patio where they briefed us as to the taping, and told us what they hoped our meeting would accomplish for Cassie. Considering the fact that this was reality television, I was a tad skeptical at first.

However,... more

A CT bill has passed the senate to allow adoptees at the age of 18 to learn who their natural mother is has reported on WTNH a local station in Hartford, CT. The link is http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=4786201&nav=3YeX

The Senate Bill number is SB 4 and was introduced and referred to the Joint State Government Committee on February 8, 2006 and a public hearing was held on February 10, 2006. The bill passed the senate on April 18, 2006 and is on the House calendar number 395.

If passed... more