adoption
- LifestyleElise Solé
Nurse adopts abandoned, premature baby from her own hospital: ' I knew I was going to be her mother'
Liz Smith, a nurse in Massachusetts fell in love with her adopted daughter Gisele upon sight.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
DNA test brings mother and daughter together after 52 years
Erin Chatterton was finally reunited with her biological mother, Karen Leslie, thanks to an AncestryDNA test.
- LifestyleHope Schreiber
Former school resource officer adopts 24-year-old who really wanted a mom
Shay worked up the courage to text Wing. "Can you think about adopting me one day?" she wrote, knowing she wouldn't be able to ask the question out loud. "I really want a mom."
- Pop CultureMaggie Parker
Couple with 6 kids already adopts 7 siblings after fostering some of them for years: 'We’re just trying to give these kids a chance at life'
Terri and Michael Hawthorn have housed more than 80 foster kids over the years, but knew two years ago that they wanted to adopt these seven siblings.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Mother reunites with daughter after 69 years apart: 'It's a Christmas miracle'
Sixty-nine years ago, Tampa resident Genevieve Purinton was falsely told her daughter had died during childbirth. This week, the family reunited.
- CelebrityDani Golub
These celebs embraced adoption and we love them for it
National Adoption Day is observed annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Many have chosen this option of adoption, including many celebrities.
