After 80 years, she was lucky for the first time to meet her daughter.
Gerda Cole received the best and unforgettable gift for her 98th birthday.
After 80 years, she was lucky for the first time to meet her daughter.
No one expected such a reunion.
And all thanks to the persistence of Stefan, the grandson of Gerda and the son of her daughter Sonya.
It turns out that during the pandemic he decided to find the biological parents of his mother to resolve some issues with citizenship.
Sonya, too, did not stop looking for her parents, but her search was unsuccessful. Her adopted parents hid Gerda’s whereabouts, saying that she was dead.
The search for Stephen was successful. He found his biological grandmother, who was alive and was in the nursing home in Canada.
Stephen found out that during the Second World War, his grandmother-Jew had to emigrate from England to Austria. She was 18 years old, and she did not have the opportunity to take care of the child. Therefore, she decided to give her daughter for adoption.
The only condition for adoption was the lack of further ties with the child.
Sonya, having learned that her mother was alive, immediately bought tickets from England to Canada in order to catch the celebration of her 98th birthday.
“I had no idea that my mother was alive. I was too naive. I have many questions to her, but I would not want to overload her”, says Sonya.
Mother and daughter were able to communicate after emotional reunion. They found that in fact they have a lot in common.
Gerda was insanely happy to finally meet her daughter. She thanked her grandson Stephen and Sonya for giving her this unforgettable moment.
