"Supporting Individuals With Disabilities and Their Families Since 1971"
 

 British Columbia, Canada

 

 

Sisters Reunite

Joanna (center) with sisters Jeanette and Deborah.

An amazing reunion recently took place at the West Abbotsford Home: Joanna was reunited with her twin sister Jeanette and their older sister Deborah. They had been separated when the twins were three years old and Deborah was six. Thirty-five years later God brought them together again.

For years Jeanette had been searching for her twin sister Joanna. She posted her search on an internet site in 2005 and received an email from an acquaintance saying that she was sure she knew where Joanna was living. After several enquiries, phone calls and emails Jeanette was certain she had found her twin.

The reunion took place and at the end of January, Jeanette arrived with her husband Chris and their three year old daughter Gabby from California. Older sister Deborah arrived from Northern BC. They embraced, shared stories about their lives; it was a wonderful time of getting to know each other and Joanna shared her photo albums to help tell her story.

Before Jeanette and her family returned home, they visited with the foster family where Joanna grew up. They were so grateful to her foster parents for the loving care they had given their sister all these years. Joanna relaxed in a chair at her parent’s home, doing needlework, but carefully taking in the whole scene. Birth family and foster family are united with their love for Joanna.


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but to do ordinary things with extraordinary love.” Jean Vanier


 

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