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My Journey Through Adoption

My name is Laura. I am 29 years old and I want to share the story
of my adoption.

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I was born on the 14 February 1988 at King’s College Hospital,

Denmark Hill. My mother’s name is Marion Rose Therese
Canavan. She was an auxiliary nurse, and born in Clapham,

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Lambeth, on the 18 June 1965. Marion is 5’2 tall, medium build
with thick brown hair. Her eyes are blue and grey with fair skin and

rosy cheeks. Marion is a country girl and she has a wide warm
smile. I talk about my birth mother in the present tense because

she is still alive.

Marion met my father when he was 15 years old and had a close
relationship with him for 2 years. My father was called Clement

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Valentine Hermery, born on the 28 April 1970. Clement was tall
with fair hair and blue eyes.

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I have a half-sister called Mary. She was born on the 13 June

1986. Mary was also adopted though the London Borough of
Bromley.

I found out that my early life was a short stay at King’s College
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Hospital Maternity Ward from 14 th to 19 February then taken into
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foster care from 19 February to 13 April 1988.

I was happy when I was growing up but I soon realised that being
adopted was not as straightforward as it seemed. There were all

these unanswered questions I needed answered.

I have just found out that my birth mother lives about half hour
away, much closer than I thought.

Laura, English Functional Skills, Poverest

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