The Birthday Card That Revealed My Daughter’s Secret After Years of Silence

The following morning, I told my husband, Brad, that I had to find her.

Together, we went to see my ex-husband, Nigel, who awkwardly confessed that he had misplaced the card and forgotten to pass it along. The revelation stung, but the letter’s contents gave me strength. Karen had wanted to reconnect and I wasn’t going to let another moment slip away. That evening, I packed my suitcase and set out to close the distance time had built.