Nurse tracks down birth mother, cares for her without revealing identity
Phyllis Whitsell began a search for her birth mother in the U.K. The woman she met was incapable of giving her any answers and Phyllis Whitsell embarked on a journey where only one of them knew the other's identity. The Current shares the story of her secret mother.
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Phyllis Whitsell was eight months old when she was left at an orphanage in the U.K. As a child she was told her parents had died, but she never stopped looking for a connection with her birth mother.
After years of searching, Phyllis Whitsell found her birth mother Bridget and kept a big secret of her own: never revealing her true identity.
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In her book, My Secret Mother, Phyllis Whitsell shares her journey searching for answers and keeping secrets.
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This segment was produced by The Current's Karin Marley.