THE GREEK IN ME
My Search For My Birthmother
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"You came from the orphanage for the unwanted kids.” “You don't even know who your REAL parents are ‘cause you're a reject!” “Nobody wanted YOU!" I bravely fought back my tears as I removed my thick, "Coke-bottle" glasses and ran home, trying to avoid the jeers of my classmates and the cruel girl who taunted me on a regular basis. Somehow, she had found out that I was adopted. I was very shy and could not stand up to her. Even worse, I could not tell my parents as the “A-word” was never brought up in our home. I promised my nine-year-old self that I would someday seek the truth and find my birthmother.
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In 1953, a young Greek couple in Chicago adopt a six-week-old baby girl from The Cradle Society, a long-standing, famed adoption agency in Evanston, Illinois. As little Debbie Gallios grows up, she slowly and sometimes painfully becomes aware of her adoption. While she grows up with loving parents, works in their renowned restaurant in downtown Chicago, travels to and studies in Greece, and goes on to marry and have a child of her own, Deb is unable to ignore her gnawing curiosity over her birth mother. She sets out on a prolonged search that challenges her patience as well as her confidence that she is doing the right thing. In time, the truth of Deb’s origins are revealed with more surprises, more synchrony, and more gifts from the heart than she could ever have imagined!
About the Author
Deborah Gallios is a native Chicagoan who has had careers in advertising, public relations, sales and marketing, and the restaurant industry. A mother and “Yiayia,” she enjoys photography, traveling with her leading man, Brian, and spending time