Indeed, I know that these stories do not always have a good ending. I had absolutely no idea how I would be received when I dialed that phone, but I took a leap of faith and I was blessed. My cousin and I have talked by phone numerous times since that first time. I have sent her pictures of me and my family and her pictures arrived today. She had said she was sending her entire scrapbook and that maybe I would know who some of these people were. I was expecting faded old photographs that maybe she had wondered if they were her fathers family. Wow what I got was loads of photographs of my cousin with people that I did indeed know FAMOUS people. I called her immediately. We had a laugh at what I had been expecting and what I actually got. I am going with two children and two grandchildren to visit in Oct. She said again today that she thought she did not have a relative in the world. I cried once again and told her that I had been wondering about her and looking for her for 40 years. We are both truly blessed and my family is so excited. She is 85. I am so glad I found her before it was too late
I am very happy that this thread has continued. Some stories are happy and some are not but overall I hope this has been positive for all
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