Navigating Adoption and Rediscovering Family: Lia's Journey

Episode Summary:

I’m Lia and this is my adoptee origin story from foster care to reuniting with my siblings. 

In this episode, we cover:

(01:02) What I was told about my bio parents

(02:18) What actually happened 

(04:59) My adoptive parents 

(05:34) My birth father’s side of the story

(06:36) My access to adoption information

(10:04) Accessing my biological family name

(12:33) Meeting my siblings 

(19:49) Aspirations for biological relationships

(21:47) What I tell people about my background

(25:21) What’s medical foster care?

(26:35) Death of my foster mom (Ms. Loretta) & my bio mom

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