OWN’s Pam Slaton has her work cut out for her on this week’s episode. Luckily she has Jake…her dog…to comfort her. She will need all the support she can get with her next client, Barbara Bilyeu. Barbara had three kids pretty quickly in the first part of marriage. Married so young, her husband struggled with settling down and they divorced. Unable to care for three children on her own, Barbara decided to give all of her children up for adoption. Self-hatred crept in as Barbara got older. Knowing that her the oldest was going to be 18 soon, Barbara began looking for her children. In 2003, she was reunited with her oldest daughter, Shannon. Barbara and her daughter hoped Pam would be able to find her other two children.
As the family sat hopeful, Pam had the deliver the hardest news I have ever seen her deliver….Barbara’s son had passed away from AIDS in 1998. Hoping to now more about his life, Barbara asked more about his life. Pam was able to contact Mark’s partner, Steven, who shared a few pictures with them. Steven agreed to talk or meet with Barbara to tell them more about her son. I m sure that she will have tons of questions. [read more…]
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