Life On Welfare

So how did it all happen? How come an ordinary and middle-class woman has a big celebrity sister? Though it must not be making any sense to you now after reading this amazing real-life story you would soon find out. Patricia was seven years old when she got adopted by a family. As her biological mother was not financially sound to cater to the need of one more kid, she decided to give her up for adoption. At the tender age of seven, Patricia got separated from her family. Despite getting enough love and affection from her new family she always felt a hollow in her heart. She considered herself a misfit in the family. No matter how much she tried, she could never feel homelike there. In fact, she wanted to go back to her biological family. Although she had no clue where her old family is or do they even exist or not.

Patricia Lofton

Both The World

Along with looking for her birth mother, Patricia was handling her professional and personal life too. A lot of things were going on in her life. She recently had given birth to her daughter and was searching for a job. She knew finding her birth mother would be an uphill task or perhaps would prove a wild goose chase after a certain point of time. Nevertheless, she kept trying!

The Adoption Records

The adoption record she had been looking for many years was finally in her hand. The forty-year-old lady shuffled through the record. There was a lot of names mentioned in the record. She kept reading till her eyes glued to a name that she had been looking for so long. Though the name did not ring any bell, she decided to meet the woman.

The Moment Of Truth

The old lady was looking at her curiously. Patricia introduced herself and asked her if she was her mother. The question entailed a deafening silence. The old woman stared at her for a moment and DENIED. Well, it definitely broke Patricia’s heart. She knew the woman was lying. She was indeed her mother but why was she lying? With a broken heart, she paced back to her home where she was going to have another surprise. The surprise was going to set goals for her journey.

The Connection

She needed to confirm her doubt. She took out her adoption document for one more time. As she had expected, the dates mentioned in the interview was there on her adoption records too. The passing date and details of both Jeffery and Patricia were in sync with the information in the record pertaining to her biological family. “The hair on the back of my neck stood up,” said Patricia. She told herself, ‘No, that can’t be.’”prah Winfrey! Yes, the host of the famous programme “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Oprah happened to be the daughter of Vernita Lee.