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Adoption Reunion Stories

Adoption Reunion Stories

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Have you ever wondered about that person who slipped away, the one you never thought you'd see again? Reunion Memories brings you incredible true stories of impossible reunions, moments where fate intervenes to bridge years, miles, and forgotten connections.

Each episode dives deep into the emotional journey of individuals finally finding those they thought were lost forever. From childhood friends separated by continents to long-lost family members discovering each other, we explore the powerful human desire for connection and the serendipitous events that make these impossible encounters a reality. Discover tales of unexpected meetings, emotional comebacks, and the enduring power of memory.

New episodes of Reunion Memories arrive daily, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:00 PM. Each story is meticulously researched and narrated, offering a heartwarming and often surprising listening experience.

This podcast is for anyone who believes in destiny, the strength of human bonds, and the magic of a second chance. If you love heartwarming stories, emotional journeys, and the thrill of an unexpected encounter, you’ve found your new favorite listen.

Subscribe now to Reunion Memories and join us in celebrating these extraordinary moments.© 2026 OBOMEDIA Creators
Episodes
  • A Teacher Finds a Note That Says "Still Here": The Dennis Stevens Rescue

    A Teacher Finds a Note That Says "Still Here": The Dennis Stevens Rescue
    11 Oct 2026
    A Teacher Finds a Note That Says "Still Here": The Dennis Stevens Rescue

    A single laminated safety card nailed to a dead ironwood tree said "Still here" and held ink that survived five years; a science teacher from Tacoma photographed it seventeen times before touching it. That photograph set in motion a return trip from Zamboanga Harbor to an atoll no official vessel had visited since November 2014 - but who was the card meant to tell, and why was it left facing the shadow?

    In this episode, we follow the moment Shannon Hoffman found the card and the connection that pulled Dennis Stevens's daughter back to the sea. The episode covers the photograph, the vessel Meridian Star's disappearance, the Coast Guard's search, and the notebook entries that kept a question alive: could the missing emergency kit and a second safety card change everything?

    Person: Dennis Stevens
    Date: November 9, 2014
    Location: Kaleo-East, Sulu Sea
    Event: Disappearance of the Meridian Star
    Person: Marisol (daughter)

    - Shannon Hoffman photographed the safety card seventeen times from six angles before touching it.
    - The safety card was dated November 9, 2014 and had "Still here" written in ballpoint pen.
    - The last radio contact from the Meridian Star was logged at 23:40 reporting position 17 miles southwest of Kaleo Atoll.
    - The Coast Guard searched the area for six days and located a debris field including a fuel tank, two orange fenders, and a length of line.
    - Marisol returned to the area every November for four consecutive years, recording sea state and debris patterns in a notebook.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
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    24 min
  • The Tattoo, the Envelope, and the Missing Twin Map

    The Tattoo, the Envelope, and the Missing Twin Map
    10 Oct 2026
    The Tattoo, the Envelope, and the Missing Twin Map

    A wet Tuesday in October, a fourteen-year-old found a padded envelope with a laminated card showing eight uneven hooks - the same odd symbol two strangers tattooed independently on the inside of their left forearms, three hundred miles and years apart. Both tattoos trace back to a fifteenth-century Portuguese navigation manuscript error, and one notification in a genealogy inbox will force a collision: who are the two people connected by that single sentence in an adoption letter?

    In this episode, we follow the parallel lives linked by a discarded image, an adoption agency's brief file, and a DNA match that arrives after years of waiting. Listen to how a paper route, a pantry volunteer shift, and a casual DNA upload converge around the question of whether a mathematical improbability can explain a human reunion.

    Person: Judith Chambers
    Person: Jean Marie Callahan
    Person: Kevin Thomas Pratt
    Event: discovery of laminated card on Oleander Terrace
    Event: DNA notification received in October 2014

    - Judith Chambers found a padded envelope with a laminated card at 6:40 AM on a wet Tuesday in October.
    - Jean Marie Callahan was 28 years old in October 2014 and had volunteered at the Kellerton Community Pantry since January 2011.
    - Jean requested a non-identifying adoption letter at age 22 that stated a twin boy had been placed separately eight days after birth.
    - Kevin Thomas Pratt was born March 4, 1986, and received his inside-left-forearm tattoo in 2008 at age 22.
    - Jean uploaded her DNA to three genealogy databases in 2012 and received a crucial notification nine days after Kevin uploaded his sample in late September 2014.

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    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    25 min
  • Son Recognizes His Mother's Handwriting on a Lost Sign: The Sarah Sheridan Reunion

    Son Recognizes His Mother's Handwriting on a Lost Sign: The Sarah Sheridan Reunion
    9 Oct 2026
    Son Recognizes His Mother's Handwriting on a Lost Sign: The Sarah Sheridan Reunion

    A dried cardboard protest sign travels four and a half miles overnight from an Orchard Street labor rally to a locked municipal yard, then is photographed at 2:10 a.m. on September 15, 2011 - and two days later a delivery driver in Pittsburgh recognizes the handwriting as his estranged mother's. What unspools from a snapped wooden stake and a marker’s strokes leads to a reunion rooted in handwriting, deafness, and years of missed connections - how did a simple sign become the bridge between them?

    In this episode, you will hear the sequence of events that connects a rally, a lost sign, and a son who knew his mother's letters like a voice. The narrative follows the sign's discovery, the photograph in a local paper, and the recognition that challenges an estrangement born from a lifetime of communication barriers - will the recognition turn into contact?

    Date: September 15, 2011
    Person: Sarah Sheridan
    Location: Orchard Street / Delvaine Municipal Services yard
    Age: 54
    Job: Layout technician at Kellner Graphic Services for 19 years

    - The sign was found at 2:10 a.m, on September 15, 2011, by road-grader operator Richard Turner.
    - It had been sleeting since 11:00 p.m. the night before, yet the cardboard was dry on both sides.
    - The yard gate had been locked since 6:45 p.m. the previous evening when the rally occurred.
    - Kevin Sheridan was 28 years old when he saw the photograph in the Delvaine Register two days after the sign was found.
    - Sarah Sheridan had worked at Kellner Graphic Services for 19 years and had been deaf since age seven due to bacterial meningitis.

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    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    19 min
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