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Come on now...you can't throw that out and not tell us the whole story :)

• stretchwithme 17y ago
  Thanks, Ryan. My mom had to give up a baby for adoption in England in 1954. The rest of us found out about him in 1978. No one knew what happened to him. One day in June 2005, I was using google to see what my family in Ireland is up to. I'm naturally nosy that way. Quite by accident, I came across someone who was trying to locate my mother. I established contact with them and found that it was my older brother! We soon spoke to him and he and his wife visited our mom in New York. It was an amazing experience. He has two sons and one of them has the same name as me. My mom, now in a nursing home, was elated. Mark is a geek too! He invented this SCSI, fiber optic thingy and built a company on it in the UK. We really hit it off and we chatted quite a bit on the web. He's incredibly funny. To me, this is the most amazing consequence of the Internet. I can't tell you the number of connections I've been able to establish, maintain and recover by email and google. Mark was certainly the most significant. Sadly, Mark passed away at the end of January. He only made it across the pond the one time, but the connection will stick with us forever.
  • ryanwaggoner 17y ago
    Thanks for sharing that. Sorry to hear about your loss, but at least you got to share some time with him, however brief. Btw, I agree that the connections made with real, actual people are what's best about the web. From family to long-lost friends to great communities of like-minded people (HN), the web has definitely helped make my life richer and more meaningful. So thanks to all the folks out there who make that possible :)
    • stretchwithme 17y ago
      amen to that, Ryan. thanks
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