A woman abandoned as a baby had all but given up hope of ever finding her birth family, until she got a text message that changed everything.
Amber Nichols from Seattle, Washington, always knew the story behind her adoption . At 10 months old, she was abandoned at a police station in South Korea.
"My adoption and being abandoned at a police station was always talked about openly," Nichols told Newsweek . "I remember hearing the story told over and over as long as I can remember. I didn't look like any of my family, so it was an obvious question that would be addressed as soon as we met anyone new."
Nichols was adopted by a couple who already had 2 biological children but wanted a bigger family. After a heartbreaking series of miscarriages and stillbirths, they decided to adopt.
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