Twenty six years ago today my Rebecca was born in Spain. She never got to be given the name we had chosen for her. Twenty six years without her in our family, twenty six years shaped by uncertainty and lies.
Before 2012 I knew how to spend this day. I was unaware of the scandal of stolen babies in Spain and so I knew how to grieve. I could take flowers to the cemetery, light a candle, have my special thoughts. However when this came to light all that became meaningless. I spent a few years not knowing what to do or how to feel. Living with the unknown is so difficult. I need the truth. My family needs the truth. Now, I made a conscious decision to mark this day with the only thing I know is true, my Rebecca was born. I now just think of it as her birthday. I have no way of knowing if she is alive or not, no way of knowing her name, but I do know that my baby who I had carried in me for 42 weeks was born, a very healthy baby.
I never got to see or hold her, but there has never been a birthday go by without her being in my heart. Actually she is in my heart 365 days a year.
Please sign and share this petition to help me put pressure on my government to get an effective investigation and end this uncertainty. Nobody has the right to deny people their true identity and the right to their family.