Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Amazing news

My mother just learned her sister, missing for 38 years, is alive and well in West Africa. She was presumed murdered, along with her husband and daughter, by Liberian guerillas. In fact, they escaped. My mother searched for her for more than three decades. Their parents died thinking their eldest daughter died horrifically.

My aunt's life story isn't a particularly happy one, but we are so glad she is alive. She and my mother have already reunited by Skype. We hope for a real reunion in their homeland, yet another chronically war torn nation, later this year. I can hardly wait to meet her.

What brought this wonderful revelation?

Facebook.

Thank you, Mark Zuckerberg.

4 comments:

Albinoblackbear said...

Oh. My. God.

That is truly amazing, and sad, and wonderful all at once. What an emotional event for your family.

I am very happy for you and your mom.

YAY!

flusteredgrad said...

That is amazing news indeed! The internet can do a lot of good it seems.

Dragonfly said...

Wow. That is amazing. What huge news after all those years.

The Healthy Librarian said...

This just about took my breath away! Cheers & tears.

As I read it I thought it was going to be an excerpt from a news story--not your family's story.