Jimmy Lippert Thyden, who was separated from his mother at birth, met her 42 years later in Valdivia, Chile, thanks to the efforts of Chilean nonprofit Nos Buscamos.
It turns out his cousin had a Maria Angelica Gonzalez on their mother’s side and helped him make the connection.“Then just the dam broke,” said Thyden, who sent more photos of the American family who adopted him, his time in the US Marines, his wedding, and many other memorable life moments.He travelled to Chile with his wife, Johannah, and their two daughters, Ebba Joy, 8, and Betty Grace, 5, to meet his newly discovered family.
“There is an empowerment in popping those balloons, empowerment in being there with your family to take inventory of all that was lost,” he said.
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