When I Was Four, My Mother Left Me Alone in a Church—Twenty Years Later She Returned Crying, “We Need You”

Friends from the parish brought food.

Sister Agnes had died years earlier, but another nun from the parish sent a card.

No biological relatives entered my home.

That was exactly how I wanted it.

PART 45 — ENGRAFTMENT

The first weeks were dangerous for Hannah.

Low blood counts.

Infection precautions.

Transfusions.

Monitoring.