Mom Who Got Pregnant at 16 and Gave Up Her Son for Adoption Reunites With Him 71 Years Later

Mom Who Got Pregnant at 16 and Gave Up Her Son for Adoption Reunites With Him 71 Years Later
Courtesy of Donna Afman
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A tear-jerking video has captured the emotional moment an 88-year-old woman hugs her son for the first time in 71 years at their touching reunion.

Jean Stapp from Ringgold fulfilled her lifelong dream to hold her son, Patrick Sherman, on June 12, after she'd placed him up for adoption when she was only 16 years old.

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