Father & Daughter Reunite After 26 Years!

May 2nd, 2008

Twenty-six years ago, Mike was separated from his 2-year-old daughter, and when his ex-wife’s new husband adopted little Michelle, Mike completely lost touch.

Michelle always wondered about her birth father, but it was a sensitive topic so she stopped mentioning him. Then, years later, she joined Reunion.com, placed Mike’s name in People Search, and a match appeared. “I thought, ‘Oh wow! He is out here somewhere!’”

That day, Mike received an email from Reunion.com saying someone was searching for his name. He saw it was Michelle and immediately sent her a safe, secure, private email through the website.

“You don’t know how much it means to find you,” it read. “Some prayers are answered.”

Michelle recalls, “I was speechless, teary, happy, nervous, scared — all the emotions in the whole world in one box.”

Touched by their story, Reunion.com arranged for Mike and Michelle to finally meet in Chicago this past January.

Watch Mike and Michelle’s emotional reunion on iVillage!

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