Woman looking for her half-brother with Down Syndrome

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Hello Multiples Mamas!

I don’t get to post much (well….never!). But I

wanted to pass this along, in hopes of possibly reconnecting a woman with her

half-brother who has DS.

Her name is Kathleen LaBounty – she has been in touch with

Rocha, the pres of DSA of Houston, for about a year. Kathleen has a

blog on being the child of an anonymous sperm donor, and is seeking her

biological father; and on top of that, her mother had given birth to a child

with DS (from another sperm donor) and gave him up for adoption right after

birth 27 years ago.

Here is what I found in her blog: (link to the blog if you

want more information: http://childofastranger.blogspot.com/2008/11/looking-for-half-brother-with-down.html

)

In addition to my search

for my anonymous sperm donor, I have also been on a quest to locate my

27-year-old maternal half-brother with Down syndrome. He, too, was conceived

through an anonymous Baylor student in Houston, Texas, but was placed up for

adoption right after his birth in 1981. I have contacted the adoption agency

(Spaulding), the lawyer involved in his adoption, and other organizations

dealing with adoption and/or special needs in an attempt to get in touch with

his parents. Nothing has worked thus far.

I know that my half-brother was adopted by a family in a specific city near

Houston. His adoptive parents have two biological children without disabilities

as well as two other adopted grown 'children' who also have Down syndrome.

If you know of a family that fits this profile or if you are aware of other

resources/people that could assist with my search, please contact me.

Posted by Kathleen R.

LaBounty - KathleenRuby@...

Her contact information is right there – kathleenruby@... ,so if this

pertains to one of you, or you may know the wonderful family who adopted her

brother, I can only imagine the reconnection would be magical!!!

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