Adopted Woman Finds Her Greek Family
ADOPTED WOMAN FINDS HER GREEK FAMILY
by TNH Staff
Published in The National Herald, January 5, 2019
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NINE MILE FALLS, WA –
Though Karen Williams knew
she was adopted, arriving in the
United States with her new family when she was 13 months, she
did not know that her biological
family in Greece had been
searching for her for years,
KXLY.com reported.
The Nine Mile Falls resident
told KXLY, “I was born in Katerini, Greece and then taken to
Athens, and then to San Diego,”
adding that she “had no idea,”
her family was searching for her
and “it’s thrilling to know that
they have actually thought about
me all these years, I had no
idea.”
The family reconnected just
two days before Christmas, KXLY
reported, noting Williams’ response, “I ran out in the yard
and screamed, I was so overcome with emotion really.”
Williams’ daughters were instrumental in the effort, using
their knowledge of their mom’s
background and then taking the
documents and photos to their
local Greek Orthodox Church to
find someone to translate the
Greek documents.
Searching on Facebook with
Williams’ family name, they messaged people in the Greek hometown until someone finally recognized the name and was able
to contact the relatives.
“After a few weeks I got a
message back that said ‘I found
your family,’” said Rhiannon
Williams, KXLY reported.
Soon messages, photos and
family pictures were shared, confirming they were indeed part of
the family. “I've got 27 new family members on my Facebook,
they have been calling, texting,
introducing themselves…
nephews, cousins, and they are
embracing my whole family,”
Karen Williams said, adding that
“it just warms my heart more
than you can imagine, I've had
tears and laughter and just been
overwhelmed,” KXLY reported.
Williams, who was baptized
Myrsini, found out she has five
living biological siblings and is
now eager to learn about her
heritage, history, and “more
about the Greek language,” to
help communicate with her
Greek-speaking relatives, KXLY
reported.
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