Genevieve Purinton, 88 years old, now resides in an assisted living facility in the North Tampa area. She had the impression that there was no one else in the room. Her eight siblings were all dead, and she did not have any children of her own to pass on the name. Only once, in 1949, when she was 18 years old, she went through the experience of giving birth. “I made it clear that I wanted to observe the newborn. On Monday, Genevieve related what transpired, saying, “They told me she had failed to live.” After 69 years, she was surprised to see her daughter walk through the door; she had no idea she had a daughter…
The pain that a mother feels after the passing of her child is something that will never completely go. It is a throbbing ache that she feels all the time in the weak spot in the middle of her stomach. Even if she has second thoughts, she never forgets what she has spoken.
In 1949, Genevive Purinton, who was just eighteen years old at the time, lived in a world that was very different. At the time, many looked askance at an unmarried woman who was expecting a kid and tried to sweep the topic under the rug. In order to give birth in secrecy, unwed mothers-to-be usually “went to see an aunt in the country” or “studied abroad” for a number of months before giving birth to their children.
Genevive, a young lady, was expecting her first child while she was still a single woman. Soon after giving birth, the new mother expressed interest in seeing her newborn kid. However, according to the doctors and her family, the baby girl whom she had just given birth to had passed away during the delivery process. Genevive suffered severe emotional trauma as a result of the loss of her child, and she would carry the memory of that tragedy with her for the rest of her life.
Genevive is now 88 years old and lives at a nursing facility in Tampa at this time. She never got married and didn’t have any children; as a result, the most of her close relatives are no longer alive.
Since she was a little child and placed for adoption in California, Connie Moultroup has had a persistent curiosity for her biological family. Despite the fact that she spent her childhood surrounded by loved ones and relatives, Connie’s heart was always incomplete; she had a burning desire to locate the woman who gave birth to her.
Connie’s family sent her a DNA kit from Ancestry as a gift for Christmas in the hopes that it may help her find her biological mother. Her mouth swab was analyzed, and the results of the DNA test indicated a few different identities. She got in touch with a relative by accident when she had no intention of doing so in the first place. When Connie mentioned the lady’s surname that she had been given as the surname of her real mother, her newly discovered cousin informed her that the woman was in fact Connie’s aunt and that she was still alive.
In contrast to what Genevive had been led to believe, her child did not pass away shortly after delivery. Fast forward 69 years, and FOX 13 News was there to record the heartfelt first encounter between a mother and her daughter after all these years.
When the two ladies finally did meet, they both let out loud cries of relief and delight, and Genevive was almost inconsolable as Connie held her in her arms. Through her sobs, Connie managed to giggle and say, “I’m not dead.” Genevive would have never had the audacity to say anything like that.
Genevive and Connie have decided to forgive Genevive’s family for the heinous dishonesty that they committed, despite the pain and loss that they have endured as a result of the situation. They have instead made the decision to find solace and joy in getting to know one another better. Is it possible that it is preferable to be late rather than never?
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