A Holiday Message from Hannah

I’d like to take up a bit of space to introduce myself. My name is Hannah Andrews, and I’m AKA’s current newsletter and blog editor. I’m a Baby Scoop Era US domestic adoptee. I was born in Chicago, adopted at five weeks, raised on a farm in central Illinois, and now make my home in San Diego. While I grew up knowing I was adopted, I didn’t dive into what that meant until just a few years ago.  ​

In 2019, I attended a writing conference. I wasn’t writing (or even reading) about adoption. I signed up for one presentation, not realizing that an author writing about her experience as a birth mother was the guest presenter. It was dumb luck and serendipitous. A whole new world opened up to me. I requested my OBC and began a search for my natural mother that very day.  

Unfortunately, my search yielded a grave. Along the way, though, I found a half-brother, cousins, my ancestral lineage, stories, and photos. Best of all, I found THIS COMMUNITY. I’ve been fortunate to meet adoption constellation members through social media, support groups, and conferences. It has made all the difference to me. It changed my life.   

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