This
must be a really terrible situation, as few things on this earth surpass the
pain of childbirth, not to talk of that of a mother losing her child.
Zella Jackson Price had to deal with that for 49 years, after a mistake at the hospital she
gave birth in led her to believe her new born was dead. The child ended up
being adopted, and grew up believing her mom had voluntarily given her away.
Melanie Gilmore, the lost child, raised a family of her own,
having two kids. With the name on Melanie’s birth certificate, the two kids
started looking for their long lost grandma.
They
found her on Facebook, and contacted her to tell her the story and that the
child she thought lost was still alive. They agreed to a DNA test, and the
results showed that Melanie was indeed that child whom Price was told had died
at birth.
Now
the pair has reunited, 50 years after the mishap that tore them apart.
It’s
a nice, warm story, but that should never have happened in the first place. At
least both mother and daughter have gained closure after all these years.
