Hear the amazing stories of those who've been adopted.
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Lori Stenstrom and John Knox on finding and thanking their birth mother.
Our birth mothers gave us the chance to grow up with love and security and we are forever grateful.
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Darryl McDaniels
Darryl McDaniels, known by his stage name DMC, is a rapper, founding member of Run-DMC, and is considered one of the pioneers of hip hop culture.
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Sheila Jaffe
Shelia Daffe is an Emmy Award-winning casting director and co-founder of The Felix Organization. In this film, she shares her adoption story.
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Jonathan Witmer
Jonathan Witmer is the President and CEO of WestPoint Home. In this film, Jonathan shares his perspective on why adoption is so special.
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Danielle Forte
Danielle Forte shares her adoption story and her perspective on why open adoption matters.
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Kitty Conrad and Peter Carruthers
Kitty Conrad skated with her brother, Peter Carruthers, and both had been adopted as young children. They won the 1984 Olympic Silver medal, 1992 World Bronze medalist, and are four-time United States National champions.
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Greg Louganis
Greg Louganis is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, on both the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. Greg, like so many incredible Olympians was adopted.
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Lori Stenstrom and John Knox
Lori Stenstrom and John Knox on finding and thanking their birth mother.
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Adam and Jenny Wainwright
Adam Wainwright is a celebrated MLB pitcher. Jenny is a dedicated wife and amazing mom. Together, they share what adoption means to their family.
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Scott Hamilton
Scott is a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships, four consecutive World Championships, and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.
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Adoption is an Option
Unplanned Pregnancy? With so much misinformation out there today, learning directly from those who have firsthand knowledge has proven the most helpful. With the openness of adoption today, women are given greater options than ever before.
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Opt Institute
Opt Institute is a non-profit research foundation and think tank dedicated to improving access to and support for open adoption.
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