Adoption Reunion Miracle: Daughter's heartwarming worldwide search for mother
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- Jill Rayner was one of the "stolen generation" of adopted children from the 1950s to 1970s - when teenage mothers were a social taboo and centres existed to re-home their babies, often by force.
Candace had moved to Australia from California with her family when she fell pregnant at just 14. She was never allowed to see her daughter. Three months later, Candace's mother and father took her and her brothers back to California. She never returned to Australia.
Jill was adopted by a loving family along with another girl, Lyn, and it wasn't until their parents had died that Jill decided to track down her birth mother.
This story originally aired on June 26th, 2014, on Seven News Australia Sunday Night.
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I'm in tears watching this one. I was also put up for adoption and 6 years ago,through Ancestry DNA ,I found my biological family. Sadly my Mom had already passed away 😢, so I never got the chance to hug her and thank her for giving me life . I did find my Father and 3 half siblings. My Poppa didn't know anything about me even being born. But through lots of talking and sharing photo's of myself, along with the DNA results, we met and haven't stopped talking to each other and being together when we can. My Mother's side I have a huge family, my Grandmother was one of 15, so you do the math !! 😂😊. The kicker to our story is that I found everyone just after my 60th birthday ! And my Poppa was 86 !!! Congratulations to Mother and daughter ! ❤❤
I'm part of your family I was adoped to
OMG!! I bawled like a baby watching this. Jill looks like her mum. What an extraordinary story. So happy they found each other.
I ran out of tissues 😭!
So did I and probably every other person hearing about this
It's such a heartwarming story. We're so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
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Me too 😢❤❤❤
I waited 56 yrs for my birth daughter to find me. I had almost given up, I would call the adoption agency almost every year on her birthday, ask if she had asked abt me, near the time of her birthday, the mailman handed me a envelope w/ the name of that adoption agency in the return! I fell to the ground when i saw it! I knew it had finally happened! Watching this video brings it all back… that first moment we met…I am still having tears…it s so wonderful!! There was not a day in my life that I did not think of her! I had 2 more children, they knew there was a sister out there.. we always hoped for reunion! The experience is indescribably wonderful!! I am so happy for both of you!!
And I am so happy for you!
Who else is bawling?... 😭😭😭Glad they were reunited ❤❤❤
Me to Sandy ❤
EVERYONE! ❤️
Yes I am,...Very much so!!!
Adoption separates mothers and children. It's not butterflies and unicorns.
In 1967 my friend's two little children a boy 4, and a girl 3, were taken from their babysitter's and were gone, in 2017 I had just met her, she was very reluctant to talk about these two children, but on a Wednesday after learning of the death of another son, she had 8 in total, she mentioned wishing she could find her missing children, I just like helping people so I told her I would try my best to find them, I did not know what to do but I was determined, on Sunday May 28, 2017 (the 47th anniversary of my own father's death) my phone rang and I was speaking with the now 53 year old woman, I did find them! 50 years and mothers do not forget any of their children! I can't imagine what that did to her.
What a beautiful, priceless gift. You sound so much like my best friend. Just going through life helping and loving every person that crosses her path. I have such an incredible amount of respect and admiration for people of your caliber. There’s a special place for you in Heaven🙏💖
My eldest son was taken without my consent due to his dad being violent, I left the relationship before my son Phoenix was born but they said I may get back with him, I never did! Its sick. Phoenix, if you ever see this, mummy is waiting for you. I love you x
I am so sorry. I hope you find your child. Xo
My heart breaks for you-I just cannot imagine the agony 💔
I also hope you & your first born son find ea other,there are so many ways to make it happen for you available now.
@myunknownland9272 thankyou so much ❤️
@donnamorgan2522 Thankyou so much ❤️ I wish I knew how
@@daniellesuzanneisitt2210 A Private Investigations Company be the best place to start-it’s how I found my son’s paternal grandparents.
The things we take for granted....the birth certificate....what a gorgeous Mum and daughter they are.
I love that the birth mom wanted to hear from her asap. ❤️ you never, ever forget your babies.
My mother wanted nothing to do with me when I first found her ...why ? Shame. The shame these women were made to feel just because they were unwed . the shame that she had never told anyone except her best friend and my father, the shame that her future husband did not know. The shame that she had never told her child born after me, about me. When we did finally connect when she was 87 , She could not talk about it with me, too painful for her to relive.
I was never held. I’m 67 and still have this empty feeling of sorrow.
That’s the saddest thing I’ve ever heard. I’m so sorry. I hope you have people in your life now who love you and who you love.
😢
When she said she wanted to lay her head in her lap and pet her hair it just broke me. My mom used to do that when I was sick.😢
Same ❤😊
I literally said out loud “it’s not weird at all you were robbed of decades with your child!” Like I was talking to the mom.
A beautiful story...I'm pleased it had a happy ending. I am 70 now and will go to my grave without ever having met my mother or father.
Time is running out for me to find my father too. Fortunately I met my birth mother but she couldn't bring herself to talk and would just say 'you and I need to have a BIG long talk someday' while her eyes filled with tears. I do know she loved me though so that helps. All the best to you in your search.
Hello there I'm sure your birth mother thought of you over the years.if there is a heaven you will surely meet I'm so sorry it didn't happen for you❤
This could gave been me..
In Australia in 1981, pregnant at 14 , police wanted to mske me a ward of state, but was smarter and knew not to go into the police station. Told hospital l was 16 and got to keep my daughter who is now 41.
Loved that she gave her the birth certificate at the end and said "this is rightly yours " so beautiful . Sure they're gonna hdve a loving and close relationship from here on out myou can see the bond allready that they've formed . beautiful story
Oh they look so alike. I wish them as much happiness and time together from here on. I met my mum after 64 yrs and we are 6 yrs on now and I love every moment.
It is so good to hear replies like yours and others on here. Although you were robbed of many years together, the moment you met you picked up the relationship right away and are making the best of every second that is left to you.
I had my son kidnapped while under the minster 1980s with no update and a few years later he was adopted by the courts of nsw without my consent and welfare sent me a letter of the adoption months later and changed his full name but I don't know what that is.
This has brought some strong feelings but they will fade again like normal..
I watched this amazing on what faith holds for all of us, who have had children in care..
Such a beautiful story.
My Mother was forced to give up her first baby. She was sent to Sydney from her home town, Temora in the late 50s, and once she started to show, she and other pregnant teenage girls lived at the hospital, changing sheets, cleaning floors and washing dishes. Mum said that she didn't remember the baby's birth, she was given a drug, she didn't see her baby or get told it's gender. The only comment any nurse ever made to Mum was a racist one; because her boyfriend at the time was a Wiradjuri boy, and the nurse angrily and cruelly said that the baby would be 'hard to home because it was tan-skinned.'
Mum was made to feel deeply ashamed for having had a teenage pregnancy, and she didn't tell my sister and I, who were born years later, until she was dying in the mid 1990s.
We found out our half sibling is a sister, and that's all we have ever been able to discover. I'd love to find her one day, and tell her what Mum told me on her deathbed; that her first-born was conceived with love, she was wanted, and Mum didn't consent to having her adopted.
Pray, take the DNA test is possible for you to be successful to meet your sister, to give her the message Mom left for her.
I don't think I've ever seen such a broken (estranged) mum before. So happy for them both.
Too Many Tears from my eyes Couldn't stop Mother's love never end.❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm so glad they do adoption different these days! They let the birth mother hold the baby if she chooses, and of course, they don't take the child without you agreeing! This is so heartwrenching what they went through.
Beautiful story. I was blessed to meet my biological parents when I was 22. It was just an amazing experience and 40 years later, i have a wonderful relationship with them.❤️
Oh my God, this story had me crying so hard! When candy was shown a picture of her daughter and asked if she could keep it I totally lost it. Hopefully they have a lot of Good years getting to know each other. 💜💜💜💜
Same here! Seemed like 15yo her again, scared and unsure, but the bond she had never severed still enact enough for her to whisper and ask once more “ can I have this?”
Stoked for them both 🥰
Got me there toooooo 😢
Australia 💕 Christina
Her daughter has the best smile.
That was so sweet to watch. The daughter was brought up so well. She has a gentle heart and to wait until her adoptive parents had passed speaks volumes. What a wonderful reunion.
My mum found her son - my half brother, in his 40s, she had her face covered so she couldn't see him at birth either & he was taken & put up for adoption. She had no say!! It crucified her emotionally..
He lived in England, she went over to meet him which was very emotional for them both. His family & ours live in Australia so we got to know his afopted family who were lovely ppl who adored him.
I finally got to meet him when he came back, sadly he was suffering from pancreatic cancer & he passed away not long after. My mum had to lose him twice.. I was devastated, I had just had my daughter & imagined my life with a brother I had missed out on & an Uncle for my baby.. sadly it was not to be.
He was a beautiful, kind and gentle soul & I think of him all the time, my heart still aches for my mum and for what we missed.
So glad to see this Mum and daughter reunited at last, it's so emotional to watch.. both happy & sad tears. 💜🩵💜
I’m so sorry. Thankfully you all were reunited before he passed but I know it was hard to lose him a second time.
Such a beautiful story, like everyone else I cried with utter joy whilst watching this. My Maternal Grandmother’s 2nd child was forcibly taken from her in Australia in 1961 and she died in 1968. When he found our family in the late 80’s my Grandfather didn’t believe it to be true as he was told he died. Sadly my Grandfather chose never to meet him, but we all did. Despite not growing up with my Mum and her 2 sisters, they were so alike, not just in looks but mannerisms too. Sadly both my Uncle and Granddather have since passed but his son is still in contact with my Auntie.
What a beautiful story.
So many were taken. This is a happy ending to a story
So glad she found them. People suffer when they have "no past" to connect to. Even after a happy reunion, there's so much sorrow left to deal with.
How wonderful that they met each other and they bounded with so much love
Me too. A flood of tears with everyone else here. May you continue to cherish the rest of your lives as a family.
Laying her head in her mother’s lap taking back the years that they had been robbed of . So special 💞xxxxxx
Ok............ I am in tears here!! Oh WOW!! I pray they can build a wonderful loving relationship for their remaining time! HUGE HUGS
Isn't it a beautiful story? Thanks for watching and commenting.
Amazing power of a mother's love😊
December 28th this year. We'll make 16 years since I've seen my daughter. She will be 24 and I would give anything to find her and see her again. So happy that you have your daughter in your life. Now that is the most beautiful thing and I cry through the whole thing tears of joy. For you guys
If you knew where your daughter was 16 yrs ago,you have a great starting point.
There will be a paper trail for a Private Investigator to follow.
I spent a few hundred for PI searches done & found my son’s paternal grandparents.
Life is too short to put things off!
Im 58 & my heart is failing so I hope you use my suggestion.
@@donnamorgan2522 last I knew she was in Chattanooga TN and I was told she had been adopted but idk
@@loriolson692 There would be ways to find her-I hope you do ❤️
A DNA Databank’s a way to start you can do easily-your daughter may be looking for you & DNA is often the link
I need to fill up with water as I have just cried buckets. So glad they found each other.
Lots of tears and tissues! So happy they found each other. One of my husband's half sister's was given up for adoption at 18 months. He only met her when he was 28.
I send my love to you both and to the 7NEWS Spotlight team. Thank you for this beautiful story.
Our pleasure! So glad you enjoyed it as much as we did. Thanks for watching and commenting.
OMG... My heart is breaking for this mother. What kind of people take your child away just because you're not the age they think you should be to have a child. The emotional trauma that I'm in just watching this story. Can you imagine mom? Thank goodness they found each other. Never let each other go. I could use a hug right now.
Hugs to you!💝💝💝🙏🙏
Times have changed so much over the past 40 years. No longer looked down on to have a baby under circumstances like this.
I'm not crying you are!!!
So happy for them
So glad they found each other. Great story.
This was truly emotional and beautiful. Such a shame that so many women were forced to give up their babies. So happy that here there was a happy ending. 💚
I cried the whole time.
I have no words to explain how profound the timing of finding this is. I am my mother’s second child, and the first that she did not have to lose in one way…. or another… This puts many, many things into a perspective that words cannot adequately explain. Thank you from the fullest of my heart for sharing your story. I wish you all the very best of what is yet to come ❤️❤️❤️
Can I just start by saying i'm not crying you are. This is the best story. I'm so glad they were able to find each other.
Omg! My tears came as soon as they met! God bless you all 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️
Omg from this start till end I'm crying of emotions and joy for both of them may God bless you both to stay long ❤🎉😊❤🥂🍻🥳
cant even begin to imagine the pain of never seeing your child for soooo long and its taken from you , bless them both
I'm so Happy for this Mom & Daughter 😢❤❤❤
This was simply beautiful to watch, truly a blessing for both mum and daughter. God bless you both. Much love from London 🇬🇧 x
Crying here 😭😭 how beautiful 💜 mums are special 💜
How lovely, their reunion had me in tears.
Omg i cried like a baby so pleased they have met much respect from Sydney
I'm crying so much . So pleased they found each other 🙏❤️
My mom was adopted,w no trace,and passed without knowing who her birth parents were.I could do dna,to find them....but,I loved my grandparents,and they loved her,100s of beautiful photos,show that.I buried her urn,with them,and 4 generations of their family,and it felt right,that she be there.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That’s heart wrenching. I’m so happy you both found each other. Many, many more years to come. Bless you both and thanks for sharing. ❤
Absolutely Beautiful, my Heart, everything about me cried for both of U...the years U both lost, then seeing U coming together brought my tears flowing, U have each other finally, hold on & know nothing can ever come between U now, I'm so very Happy for U both!!!!
This was so beautiful! I’m so happy they found each other. I hope they are still alive and are able to spend time together.
Beautiful. I'm so happy that you were able to find each other. Blessings to you both.
I couldn't help but cry. So touching.
This was such a beautiful story. Cried through the whole thing. Bless them both
What a story. Happy tears!!
Bawling my eyes out! I cannot imagine not having known my mother. The world can be so cruel. I am so happy for them. I hope they have many-many years to connect and spend together.💓
❤❤❤❤I cried a lot nothing is impossible.
I only watched the intro to this and I am already crying
Only love can light the mirror of the soul.
I love, love, love these reunion stories, They are so touching! Having grown up with my parents and siblings around me, and then giving birth to two daughters as a young woman, it's hard to imagine the pain that these two women endured. However, I did have a very close friend who gave birth to an illegitimate daughter about a month before my first daughter was born. My husband and I helped facilitate her living in hiding for the last months of her pregnancy, as she did not want her family to know, and she gave the baby up for adoption. Some years later she moved to Hawaii, where she has lived for 30+ years, and we lost touch, but we are now again in contact. A couple of years ago, during the height of the pandemic, her daughter tracked her down. She was about 55 years old, and had had a good adoptive family and a good life. Because of the pandemic, they were not able to reunite, and I'm not sure they have to this day. They live many thousands of miles apart. But they have corresponded and exchanged pictures and other information. I was so happy. I always wondered what happened to that baby.
A mom is who raised you.birth mother is who gave birth to you
Thank you for this episode
This emotional story touched my heart in a lot of ways...My only child was adopted from Southeast Asia as a toddler, thirty-one years ago...If he ever wanted to meet his biological family (so far he's had a couple opportunities but declined...I feel sorry for his biological Mother who longs to meet him, & tell him in person that she has always loved him & will NEVER forget him...Being the eldest child of fifteen kids, while her father was a fisherman, & he often not even caught anything to sell for buying rice...They lived in a shack, in pure abject poverty, growing up being hungry nearly every day...She could not bear knowing the difficult hardships he'd face nearly every day...So she made the ultimate sacrifice...It sickens me to know how many Mothers were forced, against their will, to relinquish their children upon their birth...Such a tragedy...
But such a blessing that people like you exist. You've given him what his mother wanted for him, what she would have given him if it weren't for the harsh existence she was born into. I hope one day he will meet her so that she sees for herself that her motherly dreams for him still came true. She will be able to finish her life in peace, knowing that the decision she made was the right one for him.
Thank you so much, Sue, for your sweet comment...After about thirty years, the birth mother & I found each other through Facebook & finally connected from opposite sides of the world, & the first thing she ever said to me was,"Thank so much for loving my son & giving him opportunities to live a much better life, & a "real" family with Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles & many cousins to love & love him back❣
I have simply cried out my eyes . So touching . Thank God for the happy ending ❤
I’m glad this reconnection happened. I can’t imagine the neverending pain of losing a baby, against your will. A person in my family gave up a beautiful baby boy & I’d always hoped we could meet again, that he’d find us on Ancestry, but no luck. He has a brother & many relatives he’s not met.
How sad that Candy never could have children again 😢
Her parents must have ligated her
Cried my eyes out . 😢 So sad .
This is what you call
❤UNCONDITIONAL LOVE❤
Australia 💕 Christina
Amazing beautiful love story.
I had a tear 😢 bless u both u r a week younger then myself Jill . We have adopted wee one too xx
Beautiful!!!
The world is a beautiful place seing this video
Hard not to cry through this one
😢was so beautiful I’m so happy for these beautiful ladies ❤true love 🥰
This was extraordinarily beautiful. ❤❤❤❤
Great Story, really moving.
Got me i felt it all. Thanks for sharing
So sweet! 😊
Aah could not keep myself from crying when watching this😭😭😭❤️ so touching that they got to reunite.
This makes me think of when we will meet Jesus - what a meeting that will be! We are like his lost children, and that empty space in our heart will finally be filled when we get to embrace and know we can be together forever!!❤❤
So glad they didnt leave it too late xx
Iamncrying the moment they meet
How sad they had no choice, although at 14 pretty big to bring up a child just so wrong to force it. Lovely reunion glad they got to meet and with adoptive parents gone she gets her mother back and mother finally gets a daughter. Cried with happy tears
Can't stop crying 😓😭
I am so happy for both of you. Love for you both.
Beautiful story. I lived in Hervey Bay!
Good luck to them 💕
So sad how many families were split apart. Government etc did more damage than good. I'm glad you got that chance. Many still dont know
Heartbroken but happy ending
Great story ❤
Omg ripped my heart in two 😢
God bless both of u xxx
Shame her daughter really loves her so much ,,,glad they were reunited,,her mom has a new hope and joy in life.from an old sorrow.alot of people don't know the sorrow behind slot of adoptions,, I personally think if young women who want to keep thier children get support from society and families its the best option.
We are talking about a miracle candy and her baby look so much alike it makes me so sad and so happy they finally found one another amen god
In UK in the 40s 50s and 60s that happened too, I was a forced adoption, the court over rid the legal right of my birth parents, my adoption was not good
My mascara is running down my face
I love this
When I met my birth mom at age 43, that's what I wanted to do too, lay my head on her lap and just be held. Congrats to you!