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Kate Bodin
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Finally, After 44 Years, I Was About to Meet My Birthmother
As the escalator descended to the baggage claim on the lower level, a woman on crutches slowly came into view. Finally, after 44 years, I wa
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Kate Bodin
Aug 17, 20242 min read
She Looks Like Me! Meeting My Half-Sister for the First Time
An account of meeting my biological half-sister for the first time.
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Kate Bodin
Jun 27, 20242 min read
And Then There Were Three - My Biological Half-Sisters
Take a peek into the dining room of a sweet white house in Media, Pennsylvania 43 days after I wrote my last letter to Irene. Here's a...
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Kate Bodin
Jun 15, 20243 min read
A Dance into Grief - An Adoptee's Journey
In the dream, I had just been born and my birthmother held me and and then kissed me goodbye.
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Kate Bodin
May 26, 20241 min read
They Found Her....but....
On November 4th 1998, the probate court had given the Elizabeth Lund Home 30 days to locate my birthparents before scheduling a court...
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Kate Bodin
May 18, 20242 min read
The Next Steps: Finding My Birthmother - Part 2
"By copy of this letter, I am asking for the assistance of The Lund Family Home in contacting your birth parents." I was stunned and exultan
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Kate Bodin
May 11, 20242 min read
Uncovering the Mystery: Finding My Birthmother Irene - Part 1
I'm going to skip ahead quite a few years because I want to share with you the story of my search for Irene, my birthmother. It's a bit...
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About Me
My name is Kate Bodin. I'm a Registered Horticultural Therapist, educator, garden consultant and amateur photographer living in Portland, Oregon. I was adopted at birth which has always been an undercurrent in my life.
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