Leanna Launer spent almost a decade looking for her biological family. After many failed attempts, the Missouri resident opted to turn to social media to aid in her search.
She posted a photo of herself on Facebook, in which she held up a sign with her information and plea.
“I was born March 14, 1985 in Fort Polk, LA. I have been looking for my birth parents Mark & Lucinda for 8 years,” she wrote. “My sealed adoption was handled in Kansas City, MO by a social worked named Probasco. I would really like to meet my parents and find out who me & my kids get our Cindy Lou Who noses from!!!”
And just like the time a burn victim was able to use Facebook to track down a nurse who cared for her, Leanna Launer’s post went viral. Her questions were finally answered.
A stranger named Ron Armstrong contacted Launer. He said he'd been married to her biological mom Lucinda for 10 years and knew the story. He also let her know that Lucinda had unfortunately passed from melanoma.
Yet, Launer still had blood relatives to meet: a half-sister Jessica. The two shared an emotional reunion caught on camera by Kansas City’s 41 Action News.
Watch below and please SHARE if this happy reunion touched you!
