British Woman Emotionally Reunites with Biological Mum after 64 Years: "It's a Miracle"

British Woman Emotionally Reunites with Biological Mum after 64 Years: "It's a Miracle"

  • A woman was over the moon when she finally got to meet her biological mother after a whopping 64 years
  • Judy Kenyon, 64, was given up for adoption by her then 19-year-old mum Gina two weeks after her birth
  • She searched for her birth mother for over 20 years and almost gave up when it seemed unsuccessful
  • However, the determination paid off years later after the two met, with Judy also meeting other siblings

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It was a teary moment as a daughter emotionally reunited with her biological mother for the first time in 64 years.

Judy Kenyon, biological mother Gina, meet, first time, adoption, 64 years
It was an emotional reunion as Judy Kenyon met her biological mother, Gina. Photo: The Mirror
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Judy Kenyon was overwhelmed by emotions when she saw her birth mother, Gina, who birthed her when she was 19.

It's a miracle

Judy was taken from her mother at two weeks old and adopted by a family in Shropshire, West Midlands, England.

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Gina was elated to see her dear girl once more, all grown up and established, saying it was a big breakthrough.

"It's sort of like a mini-miracle," she said, as reported by Daily Mail.

Judy, a retired teacher and mother of four, admitted that she thought she would never see her mum.

Family is important to me

She thought she was too late after two decades of unsuccessful search and almost believed her mum had passed away.

She used multiple genealogy sites and adoption registers to find information about her birth mother.

"Each time I wrote I wondered if my mother would open the letter […] time is running out or it may have already run out. I need to find her.
Family is very important to me. It's like a big hug, really. You feel part of something and you can love something totally unconditionally. It makes me think about my birth mother and whether we could have had that same bond," Judy admitted.

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Over the moon

However, both reunited in Cannes, France, where Judy met three of her siblings, two of whom she never knew about.

"I'm absolutely over the moon," Judy remarked.

Dad reunites with son

Crossing borders and in a separate article published by Briefly News, a Kitui dad emotionally reunited with his son after 38 years.

After not meeting eye to eye for over three decades, the old man and his lovely boy were happy to see each other.

Hussein Mutisya was glad the long search for his biological father, Mutisya, had finally paid off after 38 years.

They met at his father's home in Kitui county, where they enjoyed each other's company, thanking God for bringing them together.

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.

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