Bittersweet end to a search

Congratulations on your successful search-- and yes, it was a success, even though your B-mom is deceased. I am going through the same thing, found my birth family through DNA (Ancestry), only to discover that both parents are deceased. B-mom MoMa died in 2002 of cancer, and B-dad died in 2013, possibly never knowing that I existed. Nonetheless, I discovered many siblings ("half" siblings) between the two... 2 on MoMa's side and 4 on the other-- as well as aunts, uncles and cousins who are all very kind and have been really helpful in helping me to discover my ancestors. I even learned that she was searching for me until her death, and had given me a name... not just "Baby Girl". In that regard, the search was a big success, and I'm very happy that many of my questions are being answered. Your search result sounds very much like mine. Best wishes to you, and may you have great luck in forming new friendships and relationships with your First Family! Enjoy learning your roots and building your birth tree. That's one really fun aspect of the whole search! For me, that tree-building will be a life-long task, as my birth family is enormous... and no strangers to adoption and 'non-biological family relationships'. I've found distant cousins who could be hang-out pals right in my home town, and my maternal siblings and cousins are awesome. If I had been able to meet my MoMa, I'd give her the biggest hug she ever got and tell her "Thank you", and "I love you". To my maternal family, LOVE is what makes a family, not blood or DNA or legal papers. I hope the same for you. Blessings!