황혼인생을 살아가고있는 두자매는 지금 새로운 인생을 살아가고있는데, 전세계를 휩씁고 있는 Coronavirus Pandemic이 두자매들이 처음 만나 한집에서 즐거운 시간을 보내고 있는 Love Story다.
언니, Margaret은 태어난지 2주만에 다른집에 양녀로 들어갔었다고 한다. 그녀의 아버지가 1948년도에 아직 총각 시절에 잠깐 다른 여자와 관계를 맺었었는데 그사이에서 태어났었다고한다. 그길로 산모와 인연은 끊어진것이다.
그후 Margaret아버지는, 현재 그녀의 동생인 Sue의 어머니와 결혼하여 가정을 이루어 살면서, Sue와 두남자형제를 낳아 길렀다.
우연히 동생 Sue(65세)는 그에게 언니 Margaret이 있다는것을 알게되여, 서로 연락이 되기시작하면서, 작년에 언니 Margaret이 영국으로 건너가 동생가족을 만나면서, 두명의 남자 동생도 있다는것을 알게된다.
언니는 입양되면서 영국에 살다가 45년전에 이전하여 New Zealand의 Aukland에서 살고 있었다. 작년에 두자매가 만났을때는 71년의 세월이 흐른 뒤였었다.
동생 Sue 부부는 2달간의 여행일정으로 지난 3월 5일 출발하여, NewZealand와 Australia를 여행중, 예상지 않은 Coronavirus Pandemic 확산을 막기위해 New Zealand 전역에 Lock down명령을 내려, Home stay하게 되면서, Sue와 Margaret자매는 동생의 집에서 요즘 일생 최대의 즐거운 상봉의 시간을 보내고 있다는 것이다. 한집에서의 생활은 Coronavirus Pandemic으로 인한 통행금지가 해제 될때까지 이어질 것이라고 한다. Coronavirus Pandemic이 맺어준 특이한 인연인 것이다.
동생 Sue는 관련된 부서를 찾아 상의 했을때, 언니 Margaret과 연락해서 그녀가 만나기를 원치 않는다면 상봉의 기회는 없다는점을 알았었다.
45년전에 NewZealand로 이민온 언니 Margaret는 자신이 입양아 였다는것을 알고 있었으면서도, 그녀를 낳아준 부모를 찾을 어떠한 자세한 방법을 모른채 지내왔는데, 지난해에 그녀의 딸에게 이사실을 알렸더니, 딸이 엄마의 형제자매들의 존재여부를 찾기 시작했었다고 한다.
딸아이는 마침내 등기소와 접촉하여, 모든 정보를 주었는데, 그로부터 2주후에 엄마에게 여동생이 있다는 연락을 받은 것이다. 동시에 엄마 Sue에 대한 모든 정보도 건네 주었다는 소식과 함께...
이산가족은 한국에서만 있는줄 알았는데, 정치적 이슈가 아닌, 젊었을때의 불장난(?)으로 태어난 이유때문에 서로의 생사를 알지 못한채 71년의 세월을 잃어버린채 살아오다. SNS와 등기소의 협조로 혈육을 찾은 것이다. Love story가 좋은 결과로 이어지기를 기원해 준다.
But it's given Sue the chance to get to know her long-lost sister Margaret Hannay - who she didn't know existed for more than 40 years.
Margaret, 71, was given up for adoption at two weeks old by her mum, who had a short relationship with Sue's dad in 1948. It was only last year that the sisters met for the first time after Margaret - who lives in Auckland - got in touch with Sue in the UK.
Sue, 65, and her husband went out to see her sister again as part of a two-month trip across New Zealand and Australia on 5 March.
But two weeks later, the country went into lockdown and they couldn't get back to the UK. So Sue has been able to spend some extra time with Margaret and her husband, John.
"We've been having a wonderful time here," says Sue, who lives in Ludlow. "We've been spending lots of time together drinking wine and cooking and having fun."
"We haven't killed each other yet," Margaret laughs. "It's been
great. It's really hard, as you probably know, to share a kitchen with
someone. But we seem to manage, everything works."
Sue found out she had an older sister in 2000 when her dad told her that he'd had a child with another woman before he'd met her mum.
"My dad asked me would I try to find Margaret because he wanted her to know there's never been a day gone past when he hadn't thought about the child that had been adopted.
"He was very regretful that somebody had been brought into the world and he didn't know them and he wanted to apologise for that."
Sue gave her details to the General Register Office - which holds records of births and deaths - and searched on social media and ancestry websites.
She was told she wouldn't be able to find out any information about her sister unless Margaret got in touch saying she wanted to be found.
"We haven't killed each other yet," Margaret laughs. "It's been great. It's really hard, as you probably know, to share a kitchen with someone. But we seem to manage, everything works."
Sue found out she had an older sister in 2000 when her dad told her that he'd had a child with another woman before he'd met her mum.
"My dad asked me would I try to find Margaret because he wanted her to know there's never been a day gone past when he hadn't thought about the child that had been adopted.
"He was very regretful that somebody had been brought into the world and he didn't know them and he wanted to apologise for that."
Sue gave her details to the General Register Office - which holds records of births and deaths - and searched on social media and ancestry websites.
She was told she wouldn't be able to find out any information about her sister unless Margaret got in touch saying she wanted to be found.
Margaret, who moved to New Zealand 45 years ago, always knew she was
adopted but didn't really have any desire to track down her birth
parents. But last year, she told her daughter she had started to wonder
whether she had any siblings.
She then got in touch with the General Register Office and within two weeks they got back to her to say she had a sister - giving her Sue's contact details.
"I was sitting there in bed with my first morning cup of tea with John snoring next to me and I opened this email and I was like, 'Oh I've got a sister'," says Margaret.
"So when he woke up he found me sitting in bed with my cup of tea sobbing. When I told him he was delighted as he has two older brothers. I always wanted to have brothers and sisters but I never did."
Sue says it was "amazing" when she got an email from Margaret introducing herself - but unfortunately their dad had died before they were reunited.
"Receiving that email was like winning the pools. I would've loved to have told my dad but I just kind of feel he's inside me and he knew it was happening."
Margaret and Sue also have two brothers - Lawrence and John Connell - and all four siblings met up for the first time in the UK last year.
"It was a great opportunity for all of a sudden meet the rest of family to see how we all got on," says Margaret. "Since we've known each other we've found so many similarities it's uncanny."
Sue and Margaret say they both like weak coffee and they suffer from "wobbly knees".
Sue and her husband have already had two flights back to the UK cancelled - but are booked on a flight to return home on Saturday.
Currently, there's only been one coronavirus related death in New Zealand and their daughter - who is a doctor - even advised them to stay on there.
"She says stay where you are, it's very safe in New Zealand. But we've got children back in the UK and grandchildren. It's a hard decision. Your heart is pulled to come back. We need to get back really but we're having a wonderful time."
The sisters had planned to meet up again in the UK later this year - but they've put the trip on hold until 2021 now.
"I'm already starting to plan as I've got to match this stay," says Sue. "I'm thinking of booking Ludlow Castle and getting all the family together."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52233889
언니, Margaret은 태어난지 2주만에 다른집에 양녀로 들어갔었다고 한다. 그녀의 아버지가 1948년도에 아직 총각 시절에 잠깐 다른 여자와 관계를 맺었었는데 그사이에서 태어났었다고한다. 그길로 산모와 인연은 끊어진것이다.
그후 Margaret아버지는, 현재 그녀의 동생인 Sue의 어머니와 결혼하여 가정을 이루어 살면서, Sue와 두남자형제를 낳아 길렀다.
우연히 동생 Sue(65세)는 그에게 언니 Margaret이 있다는것을 알게되여, 서로 연락이 되기시작하면서, 작년에 언니 Margaret이 영국으로 건너가 동생가족을 만나면서, 두명의 남자 동생도 있다는것을 알게된다.
언니는 입양되면서 영국에 살다가 45년전에 이전하여 New Zealand의 Aukland에서 살고 있었다. 작년에 두자매가 만났을때는 71년의 세월이 흐른 뒤였었다.
동생 Sue 부부는 2달간의 여행일정으로 지난 3월 5일 출발하여, NewZealand와 Australia를 여행중, 예상지 않은 Coronavirus Pandemic 확산을 막기위해 New Zealand 전역에 Lock down명령을 내려, Home stay하게 되면서, Sue와 Margaret자매는 동생의 집에서 요즘 일생 최대의 즐거운 상봉의 시간을 보내고 있다는 것이다. 한집에서의 생활은 Coronavirus Pandemic으로 인한 통행금지가 해제 될때까지 이어질 것이라고 한다. Coronavirus Pandemic이 맺어준 특이한 인연인 것이다.
동생 Sue는 관련된 부서를 찾아 상의 했을때, 언니 Margaret과 연락해서 그녀가 만나기를 원치 않는다면 상봉의 기회는 없다는점을 알았었다.
45년전에 NewZealand로 이민온 언니 Margaret는 자신이 입양아 였다는것을 알고 있었으면서도, 그녀를 낳아준 부모를 찾을 어떠한 자세한 방법을 모른채 지내왔는데, 지난해에 그녀의 딸에게 이사실을 알렸더니, 딸이 엄마의 형제자매들의 존재여부를 찾기 시작했었다고 한다.
딸아이는 마침내 등기소와 접촉하여, 모든 정보를 주었는데, 그로부터 2주후에 엄마에게 여동생이 있다는 연락을 받은 것이다. 동시에 엄마 Sue에 대한 모든 정보도 건네 주었다는 소식과 함께...
이산가족은 한국에서만 있는줄 알았는데, 정치적 이슈가 아닌, 젊었을때의 불장난(?)으로 태어난 이유때문에 서로의 생사를 알지 못한채 71년의 세월을 잃어버린채 살아오다. SNS와 등기소의 협조로 혈육을 찾은 것이다. Love story가 좋은 결과로 이어지기를 기원해 준다.
"The lockdown has been an absolutely fantastic silver lining for us. It's given us an opportunity to make up for lost time."
Sue Bremner and her husband David, from Shropshire, are stranded in New Zealand due to the coronoavirus pandemic. But it's given Sue the chance to get to know her long-lost sister Margaret Hannay - who she didn't know existed for more than 40 years.
Margaret, 71, was given up for adoption at two weeks old by her mum, who had a short relationship with Sue's dad in 1948. It was only last year that the sisters met for the first time after Margaret - who lives in Auckland - got in touch with Sue in the UK.
Sue, 65, and her husband went out to see her sister again as part of a two-month trip across New Zealand and Australia on 5 March.
But two weeks later, the country went into lockdown and they couldn't get back to the UK. So Sue has been able to spend some extra time with Margaret and her husband, John.
"We've been having a wonderful time here," says Sue, who lives in Ludlow. "We've been spending lots of time together drinking wine and cooking and having fun."
Sue found out she had an older sister in 2000 when her dad told her that he'd had a child with another woman before he'd met her mum.
"My dad asked me would I try to find Margaret because he wanted her to know there's never been a day gone past when he hadn't thought about the child that had been adopted.
"He was very regretful that somebody had been brought into the world and he didn't know them and he wanted to apologise for that."
Sue gave her details to the General Register Office - which holds records of births and deaths - and searched on social media and ancestry websites.
She was told she wouldn't be able to find out any information about her sister unless Margaret got in touch saying she wanted to be found.
"We haven't killed each other yet," Margaret laughs. "It's been great. It's really hard, as you probably know, to share a kitchen with someone. But we seem to manage, everything works."
Sue found out she had an older sister in 2000 when her dad told her that he'd had a child with another woman before he'd met her mum.
"My dad asked me would I try to find Margaret because he wanted her to know there's never been a day gone past when he hadn't thought about the child that had been adopted.
"He was very regretful that somebody had been brought into the world and he didn't know them and he wanted to apologise for that."
Sue gave her details to the General Register Office - which holds records of births and deaths - and searched on social media and ancestry websites.
She was told she wouldn't be able to find out any information about her sister unless Margaret got in touch saying she wanted to be found.
She then got in touch with the General Register Office and within two weeks they got back to her to say she had a sister - giving her Sue's contact details.
"I was sitting there in bed with my first morning cup of tea with John snoring next to me and I opened this email and I was like, 'Oh I've got a sister'," says Margaret.
"So when he woke up he found me sitting in bed with my cup of tea sobbing. When I told him he was delighted as he has two older brothers. I always wanted to have brothers and sisters but I never did."
Sue says it was "amazing" when she got an email from Margaret introducing herself - but unfortunately their dad had died before they were reunited.
"Receiving that email was like winning the pools. I would've loved to have told my dad but I just kind of feel he's inside me and he knew it was happening."
Margaret and Sue also have two brothers - Lawrence and John Connell - and all four siblings met up for the first time in the UK last year.
"It was a great opportunity for all of a sudden meet the rest of family to see how we all got on," says Margaret. "Since we've known each other we've found so many similarities it's uncanny."
Sue and Margaret say they both like weak coffee and they suffer from "wobbly knees".
Sue and her husband have already had two flights back to the UK cancelled - but are booked on a flight to return home on Saturday.
Currently, there's only been one coronavirus related death in New Zealand and their daughter - who is a doctor - even advised them to stay on there.
"She says stay where you are, it's very safe in New Zealand. But we've got children back in the UK and grandchildren. It's a hard decision. Your heart is pulled to come back. We need to get back really but we're having a wonderful time."
The sisters had planned to meet up again in the UK later this year - but they've put the trip on hold until 2021 now.
"I'm already starting to plan as I've got to match this stay," says Sue. "I'm thinking of booking Ludlow Castle and getting all the family together."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52233889
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