here she was, dana lynn dodd. rious, she looked online and saw that clay model. and i called him back, and i told him, "that's dana. it's dana." what was it like to see that? surreal. it felt like somebody just punched me in the stomach. i was angry that she was by herself. you know, her worst fear came true. she was forgotten. keith morrison (voiceover): which was the heartbreaking truth amanda revealed about dana dodd. hers was a life of instability, uncertainty, and from the very beginning, rejection. her mom moved out when she was little. one mother figure after another came and went from her life. she was passed around between my dad and his, you know, current wife or current girlfriend at the time. and that's how we lost track between her and us for about 10 years. keith morrison (voiceover): by the time dana was in her early teens, amanda was 23 years old and married and raising a son of her own. and when she heard dana was living not far away somewhere in florida-- i just looked at my husband and said, "thi