From the archives: This story was last updated in April 2019.
Parents Bernie and Diane Lierow had successfully raised their five sons to adulthood when they realized that they wanted to adopt a little girl.Excited at the prospect of growing their family, they got the ball rolling on the adoption process and attended an event to meet prospective adoptive children. But when they saw a photograph of one particular little girl, the decision they made to bring her into their home—despite warnings from the agency—would change her life forever.
