First and foremost I want you to know that I love you so very, very much. Please do not think for one minute that I gave you away because I did not love you. It was quite the opposite in fact.
In 1986 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, a 19-year-old mother gave her newborn daughter up for adoption at birth. The young mother wasn't equipped to be a parent, but it broke her heart to give up her child. Devastated, she decided to express all of her feelings and emotions by putting pen to paper. She wrote a letter to her baby that tried to explain everything she felt. Deep down, she hoped her words would somehow bring them back into each other's arms one day.
The baby named Tammy was adopted into a loving family. As she grew older, the desire to find her birth mother grew stronger. One day, she found key information inside that mysterious handwritten book, then turned to Facebook to put the pieces of the puzzle back together.
What happened next is absolutely breathtaking. Read on to learn the truth behind one mother's incredible book of love…
In 1986, this woman gave birth to a baby girl. She was only 19 years old at the time, with no job or partner, and wasn't able to care for a child. Heartbroken, she decided to give the baby up for adoption.
Before saying goodbye, however, she decided to sit down and write a letter that explained all of her thoughts and feelings. The letter was pages long, detailed and honest.
Baby Tammy was adopted by a loving family and grew up to live a wonderful and rich life.
As Tammy grew older, the more she wanted to know about her birth mother. She scoured her mother's book for clues about her past, and how she could find her.
When Tammy was a teenager, she took to Facebook to put the final pieces together. As a result, she sent an email to a woman in the hopes it was her birth mother... and she received an email back.
21 years after her adoption, Tammy was finally reunited with her birth mother. What happened next is nothing short of amazing...
