In 1956 Lois Nelson, a 16-year-old high school junior, walked into the Salvation Army Booth Women’s Home and Hospital, a safe haven for unwed mothers, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Before
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I remember being 8 years old standing in my mom’s kitchen with my two older brothers when she all of a sudden said to me “you’re adopted.” As I sat
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When You Check the Box
Even though I’m hearing impaired I am a healthy adult. Even though this wasn’t learned until my late childhood I was a healthy child. She didn’t always eat healthy while
