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betty morel was adopted when she was just six- months-old -- and had been told her birth mother had passed that was until one of her family members dug up some clues about her past-- and located her birth mom morrell says: "i had imaginary sisters, and i had imaginary brothers. and, i had them all named and i would talk to them at night." morrell says: "my adoptive mother died when i was 21, and my father a few years after. so i've been on my own all this time." they say, as you can imagine, it was a day they'll never forget... they plan to visit eachother again in the future remember your manners... how one dog owner is teaching his pup how to keep it classy with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella takes pancakes to a whole new level. praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. a practical and successful legislator, bernie sanders passed more roll-call amendments in a republican congress than any other member, primary care access for millions of americans, protected social security, cracked the gridlock with john mccain to
betty morel was adopted when she was just six- months-old -- and had been told her birth mother had passed that was until one of her family members dug up some clues about her past-- and located her birth mom morrell says: "i had imaginary sisters, and i had imaginary brothers. and, i had them all named and i would talk to them at night." morrell says: "my adoptive mother died when i was 21, and my father a few years after. so i've been on my own all this time." they say, as...
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.>> betty morell had been looking for her mother for 50 years with no luck but then her granddaughter found something on ancestry.com. >> it's happy time, really happy times. >> it's the 1930's and betty was growing up with loving adoptive >> i had a very happy childhood and my name to my mother was precious. >> but after her adoptive parents passed away, she could begin a search that lasted 50 years. she was looking for her birth mother, lina pierce, she had the baby when she was just 13 years old. >> i love her, she is my mother and gave me life. >> but the search turned up dead end after dead end, but then they found her mom living in pennsylvania, she is 96. >> and there is more. >> my granddaughter texted me a picture and he said who is this? and accepted she said it's your mother and your sister. >> turns out she would have four sisters and two brothers, and 82 years. >> she just broke down and cried and i was just smiling. it was a happy thing. >> it was amazing and the people we met, all of her family members were so warm and welcoming. it felt like we just belonged there in t
.>> betty morell had been looking for her mother for 50 years with no luck but then her granddaughter found something on ancestry.com. >> it's happy time, really happy times. >> it's the 1930's and betty was growing up with loving adoptive >> i had a very happy childhood and my name to my mother was precious. >> but after her adoptive parents passed away, she could begin a search that lasted 50 years. she was looking for her birth mother, lina pierce, she had the...
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@betty morell was born in 1933 in @her mother at the time was just @13 years old, so betty ended up @with adopted parent. @after they passed away, she @started looking for her fifth @mother. @the search went cold for several @decades until a break in @december when she and her grand @december when she and her @granddaughter seen right here @found her mom. @she was 96 years old an living @in pennsylvania. @and in january, they flew to new @york. @not only did they meet her mom @but also several siblings. @she didn't even know she had. @>> she was just -- she broke @down and cried and lives in just @smiling. @it was a thing. @>> it was a great experience @because finally felt complete. @>> keeping this close contact @with her mom and sisters on a @nightly basis. @what a great story. @>>> a festival dedicated to all @things local. @we heard about it a little while @ago and soon this week's earth @earthwatch, lindsay gets a (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad won't call an exterminator... can i call you back, mom? he says it's personal
@betty morell was born in 1933 in @her mother at the time was just @13 years old, so betty ended up @with adopted parent. @after they passed away, she @started looking for her fifth @mother. @the search went cold for several @decades until a break in @december when she and her grand @december when she and her @granddaughter seen right here @found her mom. @she was 96 years old an living @in pennsylvania. @and in january, they flew to new @york. @not only did they meet her mom @but also several...
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. >> it was an emotional meeting between nina on the right and betty morel. when pierce was 14, she gave birth to a daughter named eva may. six months later, the state took her away staying she wasn't old enough to keep the infant. her don'ted parents died in her 20s. after years of searching, she found her birth mother's name. >> and she was alive, my god. i've been talking to her on the phone. it was like, it's all gone. my life is complete at this point. >> a lot of times i worried about her and wondered where she was. >> after the reunion, morel returned to florida, but she and her mother plan to keep in touch. >> how nice is that to have that all captured on video, that reunion, the emotion. the young lady's adopted parents died when she was 24. she's been alone for all of find her real mom. >>> time for traffic and weather on the twos. i know you love that story, john. it is so sweet. >> bittersweet but still sweet. >>> could see flooding and heavier rain in the afternoon. it's going to be an extended period of heavy rain. then we watch the coast thursd
. >> it was an emotional meeting between nina on the right and betty morel. when pierce was 14, she gave birth to a daughter named eva may. six months later, the state took her away staying she wasn't old enough to keep the infant. her don'ted parents died in her 20s. after years of searching, she found her birth mother's name. >> and she was alive, my god. i've been talking to her on the phone. it was like, it's all gone. my life is complete at this point. >> a lot of times i...