029 – A Lifetime of Interveners Saw Me Through

Born in the Panama Canal Zone, Stephanie was adopted by a US military family stationed there in 1961. She was never told she was adopted, but she always knew there was a family secret. When she was 43 years old Stephanie discovered the secret was her own adoption. Because she was born in the Panama Canal Zone, her adoption records were available through a Freedom of information Act request (FOIA). Unfortunately, that didn’t lead to a reunion with her biological mother. After 13 years, she has never heard from her biological mother. Fortunately, she reunited with her birth father and his entire family has warmly welcomed her. Stephanie says “For the first time I know how it feels to look into the eyes of those whom I share a connection with. That cannot be described with words.” The post http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/029-a-lifetime-of-interveners/ (029 – A Lifetime of Interveners Saw Me Through) appeared first on http://www.whoamireallypodcast.com (Who Am I...Really? Podcast). Stephanie (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/3TonYp7tsDp8RGKhgkzdYhHra2ndEYZHpbO6ouQKDibA8Zwu38gMoOVt0AefrXcab0fXpZq6Hf7leG-FMnugyYJOVEY?loadFrom=SharedLink&ts=4.87 (00:04)): Cause you know, I never really looked at it that way before to say, wait, nobody uses the same pen to write something over a six year period. And it's like, and then all of a sudden, you know, it's like I've now I've just got to go. I'm thinking to myself my whole life fundamentally has been a lie. Voices (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/3TonYp7tsDp8RGKhgkzdYhHra2ndEYZHpbO6ouQKDibA8Zwu38gMoOVt0AefrXcab0fXpZq6Hf7leG-FMnugyYJOVEY?loadFrom=SharedLink&ts=30.61 (00:30)): Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Damon (https://www.temi.com/editor/t/3TonYp7tsDp8RGKhgkzdYhHra2ndEYZHpbO6ouQKDibA8Zwu38gMoOVt0AefrXcab0fXpZq6Hf7leG-FMnugyYJOVEY?loadFrom=SharedLink&ts=41.87 (00:41)): This is Who Am I Really, a podcast about adoptees that have located and connected with their biological family members. I'm Damon Dav