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Adoption Stories | A Flawless Films Production | Pat and Fred & Orla

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Pat Garry met Pauline, the love of his life, in 1970. They had a daughter out of wedlock, so they gave her up for adoption. And then tragedy struck. Fred and Orla Rainert started on the road of inter-country adoption shortly after they got married in 2005. They take a difficult trip to Russia to be approved as adoptive parents, in the hope they may meet their child there.

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20 Comments

@MichelleDavies-nm9op 1 year ago

Wow how lucky me and my mother was,I was born illegitimate in 1967,my grandparents looked after my mum then when I came along me also,they never thought once to send my mother away or me to be adopted,can never thank or love my grandparents as much as I did

@martinasikk6162 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your story.
I’m a Swedish woman, after several IVF, miscarriages, at 39 we had our son Daniel. After three years we went to Vietnam to get our lovely adopted daughter Alexandra then 3 months. They are now 29 and 25, we are so happy we have them. ❤
I wish you didn’t have to wait for long to get your baby boy. Love and wishing your family all the best. ❤️ Martina, Sweden.

@martinasikk6162 3 years ago

So happy to se a happy story about adoptees meeting their biological family members, treat each with compassion. 🇸🇪

@vincenthewlett4329 3 years ago

Can i just say Orla is gorgeous

@kristinebailey6554 2 years ago

I have a brother Pat so this story really caught me in the heart. Losing Pauline wasn't a punishment Pat. It was as sad as it gets though. And then Lucy walks in, Heaven sent girl! All the best to you. Your other kids were raised so well, that's why they were happy to hear about Lucy.

@huub1989 7 years ago

I like that this program just tells the story but without drawing it out into a whole drama. Irish people are the best!

@TonyBurke100 3 years ago (edited)

I'll be 70 in a few months and since my childhood have known of my being adopted but never really understood why I've had such a troubled life, the alcoholism, the addiction to anything I could smoke, ingest or inject, the broken marriages but I never really connected the dots I was committed to blaming myself until now that is but would I have changed anything? Probably not, I'd still be in pain and used the same things to drown that pain.

@gypsy3446 3 years ago

A absolutely beautiful story about Pauline, pat and Lucy enjoy all the years you have left with your family 👪 ❤️ 😊 pat.

@Jenzy116 11 years ago

Congratulations to Orla and Fred who gave birth to their beautiful baby boy on 29th November 2014. Orla had an inkling...and her inkling was right. Couldn't have happened to a nicer couple xxx

@sarabruner8506 2 months ago

Just found this video I hope they finally got their child

@timegoesfasT-m9w 7 years ago

I loved this but I'm so sad that she didn't get to meet her birth mother. The poor father and kids to 😢

@melipona2012 13 years ago

Beautiful program, thanks very much...

@DinoPal 13 years ago

Good program:)

@claireskinupbabehill 12 years ago

Good luck to both families, thank you for the upload :)

@joannbeckett1400 8 years ago

So many overcrowded orphanages in the world, so many unloved, abandoned babies, whatever the reason. Why does it take many months, even years for a couple to adopt? I get background checking and paperworks take time in the adoption process.... one would think technology being at our finger tips it would speed up this process...baffles me!