Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Minka Disbrow

Minka Disbrow
For most of its 100 years of age, Minka Disbrow tried to find out what happened to their precious baby she gave up for adoption after being raped as a teenager.

The cruel act of violence Disbrow gave birth to an enduring love for the girl. She was left with a black and white photograph of the baby wrapped in blankets and lying in a basket. It was the last time he saw the girl, until the phone rang in his apartment in California in 2006 with the voice of a man from Alabama and a story that she had only dreamed of.

After this communication, in the middle of that year, Disbrow's dream came true and was reunited with his biological daughter, Ruth Lee, then 77, who tracked her to learn more about the history of his family after suffering heart problems.

Since then, both families have been in contact and even women of 100 says it was as if they had never separated.

The events in 1928

On a summer day in 1928 while on a picnic with other friends from her sewing class, Elizabeth Disbrow and her friend were attacked by three men when they went for a walk. Both were raped.

The months passed. His body began to experience change and Disbrow, who believed that babies were brought by the stork did not know what was happening.

His mother and stepfather sent her to a home for pregnant minors Lutheran. At 17 years old, gave birth to a baby blonde with a pronounced dimple in his chin which was named Betty Jane.

At its heart, Disbrow wanted to keep. But his head and his mother followed him saying he could not carry a baby to the farm, so they gave up for adoption.

THE LIFE OF YOUR DAUGHTER

Ruth Lee, Disbrow's biological daughter, was raised by Norwegian pastor and his wife and later married and had six children, including the man from Alabama, teacher and astronaut Mark Lee, a veteran of four space flights who has given around the world 517 times. Ruth Lee worked at Walmart for nearly 20 years, and especially enjoyed his responsibility in the area of ​​gardening.

Throughout his life, Lee knew he was adopted and grew up a happy child.

It was not until he had served more than 70 years when he began to find their biological parents.

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