Woman searches for long-lost half brother : Columns : Anderson Independent-Mail

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Question for the Reunited…

I was reading we are everywhere this morning and her post brought some interesting questions to mind. Dbannie talked about going to her employer to have her firstborn added to her family list.

This struck a note with me because I had surgery last year and I had to specifically add B. to my list of contact folks. The hospital could have cared less but it got me thinking. If I had “headed to the light”, she might never have known if she hadn’t been added to the list. My aparents wouldn’t have the faintest idea how to contact her. Somewhat my fault…blending these two families is just way too much for me.

This just brought a whole bunch of questions to mind. How do others deal with medical notifications, etc.? What about wills and stuff like that? I know that B. has given me stuff “ahead of time” that would only have value to me. A gardening book of her fathers with his handwritten notes and a porcelain figurine of her mothers that is the ugliest thing you have ever seen. It is a hideous owl with flapping wings but I love it.

Note: I have noticed that a lot of the “bloggers I like to read” folks are gone or password protected. I need to update my list and would like to still include you. Please leave me a comment with your new website information if you are still blogging!

The Locator, NFL and Me…

I finally had time to sit and watch Saturday night’s episode of Troy Dunn’s the Locator. I find it interesting that there is always something that speaks to me. I have noticed that the episodes of the new season has shifted away from adoption themed stories but it is all still quite relevant.

This particular episode involved an NFL player whose father had disappeared when he was a baby. He went on to explain that he never had a father figure growing up and how painful that had been for him. There is always that “missing piece”. Sadly, he discovered his father had passed away and I felt his pain more than you will ever know.

Regular readers will know that the first biological relatives I ever met where my paternal uncle and his wife. I would say that is one of the strongest relationships I have ever had. I really feel the unspoken bond between us was formed in large part due to R.’s death. I hope somewhere R. knows that his older brother is taking good care of his son.

I look at this picture of  R. and his older brother and I get choked up. My uncle with a protective arm around R. It is nice to know that that protective arm is now around me.