Alisa Clare Cohen always been told by her adoptive parents, Sheila and Steve Cohen, that she had been abandoned at birth. They spoke about her adop
Thinking about calling a birth parent for the first time can seem incredibly nerve-wracking. There has likely been a lot of work put into your sear
As a friend, you have the right to share your opinions with your friend. You can give your reasons for disagreeing with his feelings or explain why
It was the draw of a candy store that caused a young girl to lose her family for almost 41 years. At just four years old, Mika Cheesman was in Penn
An adoption forum is an online community for anyone whose life has been touched by adoption. It is a great place to have questions answered, get ad
Joanne Loewenstern, 79, recently reunited with her 100-year-old birth mother, Lillian Ciminieri, whom she had believed was dead for her entire life
Hillary Harris, 31, searched for years for her birth family. She found her half-sister in the most unexpected place: living next door. “It wa
It’s no secret that adoption reunions are on the rise, especially international reunions. With the help of the internet, DNA testing, and bet
Last week, I spoke to not one, but two adoptees who have been kept from seeking out their biological parents. They reached out to me after seeing o
Growing up, I had two sisters. A half-sister who is older than me by nine years and a biological sister who is younger than me by almost two years.
Many people fear the unknown or unforeseen future. A few people may thrive on it. But it is not unusual to become apprehensive when facing a major
I started a die-hard search in 2013. I was obsessed; I searched; I found; I got myself reunited. The person I wanted to be reunited with the most i
Pete Moore, 59, has always been interested in his family history. After years of genealogy research, he learned a huge family secret. The Australia
It began around six years old, just wondering why he and his sister were different from his parents. They were honest, “Oh, you were born from a
Matt Blanchard is a member of the Trustify team and was adopted at five months old from Korea in 1989. He’s wanted to meet his birth parents sinc
It is not so strange or uncommon of a concept if you think about it. Most of the US population survives in two, or more, different worlds. They hav