A Little Girl's Brother Was Adopted Without Her, But Then 18 Years Later She Got A Strange Message
Though they didn’t live together, Shawney and Luke were as close as siblings could be. The young pair resided in different foster homes, but they still saw each other all the time. Until, that is, they were each adopted out to different families. For almost two decades, they would have no idea where the other one was — but that all changed one day thanks to a fateful message on Facebook.
Troubles
Shawney and Luke’s troubles started while they were both very young. A woman had taken the decision to adopt and raise Luke as her own, but she just couldn’t commit to taking on his sister as well. Because of that, three-year-old Shawney would ultimately end up with a different adoptive family to her brother.
Separated
That meant the young siblings would now be separated by thousands of miles. The kids had spent their earliest days as the best of friends, but now they would never have the opportunity to see each other again. They’d both found new families, but at the expense of a relationship with each other.
Good homes
It’s unquestionably sad that these kids had been robbed of the chance to grow up together, but it wasn’t all bad. They had, after all, both entered into good homes and were being brought up well. That’s the good news, but neither of the kids ever forgot about the sibling from whom they’d been torn.
Years passed
The years passed, and Shawney and Luke grew up and lived their respective lives. They never saw each other, nor even heard any news about their sibling. But as an adult, Luke was determined to track his sister down. He’d never forgotten her, so he got on social media and did some amateur detective work.
