911 continued

​I told you in yesterday's blog about 9/11,  that I would tell a story about the couple we met at the World Trade Center.  Here it is!

As we were standing in line for half price tickets, the wife told us a wonderful story.  She and her brother were separated when they were very young and sent to live with two different families.  She was, at the time we met, probably in her 50's.  She never knew where he went and had never again seen him. She lived in 14 different foster homes growing up!

Her husband and their daughter had been training to do the Iron Man Marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii.  She went with them even though she wasn't going to participate.  One morning before the marathon, the husband and daughter went for a run.  She stayed at the hotel, and for some reason decided to look in the Hawaiian phone book, which was very thick.  Her maiden name was a very unusual name...Native American.  As I recall it was Mankiller.  She thought to herself "I wonder if there are any Mankillers in the phone book?"  There was one!  

She then thought, "I wonder if it is my brother?"

She then decided to call the number.  A man answered and she panicked and hung up.  She sat there for a few minutes then decided to dial again.  The man picked up on the first ring and said "Is this my sister?"

True story.  She told us that they were reunited after all those years and it was glorious.  She also said that he knew where their Mother was but she told us that she was not ready to meet with her yet.

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