Minka Disbrow, Mother Who Never Gave Up, Dies at 102

Publisher's Weekly ^ | June 17, 2014 | Lynn Garrett

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Minka Disbrow, the mother separated from her daughter by adoption who spent nearly 80 years searching for her, has died at the age of 102. Disbrow’s story was told in a book,The Waiting: A True Story of a Lost Child, a Lifetime of Longing, and a Miracle for a Mother Who Never Gave Up, by her granddaughter, Cathy LaGrow (with Cindy Coloma; Tyndale, May).

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Incredible woman and story. Raped at 16, forced to give up daughter for adoption, and reunited after 77 years. Grandson became an astronaut and another a West Point grad. The book is beautiful. Amazing woman.

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Please remove from breaking news. That was my fault. Didn’t mean to put it there.

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RIP.

[Nea Wood]

It’s like God let her live long enough to see her story become a book and inspire people. RIP, Minka.