Ellie Simmonds: Finding my Secret Family

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Is anyone watching this?

Hearing what her birth mum said.
That she wished she had an abortion... Or that Ellie had died... 😲

Really hard hearing Jono say he heard from his birth parents from their solicitor saying 'we don't want any further contact.'

Yes I just watched it, cried buckets 😢 that awful ‘information’ leaflet! And yes that her mum wished she had died. It seemed like her mum had PND as she didn’t bond with her etc. There needs to be so much more support for parents finding out that the newborn has or may have a disability.

Yes the information sheet was so weird.

What about the dad? I don't remember it mentioning about if the dad was found or not? Which is weird as he put in the notes he wanted to see her when she was older

I don't think I could have been so forgiving. But she didn't bond with her and did the best for her by putting her up for adoption. Who knows what her life would have been like if she hadn't been adopted
She wouldn't be who she is today if she hadn't been.

Yes she was very accepting of her and what happened.

But i don't understand why there was no mention of finding the dad

I watched it . More forgiving than me . I wish her nothing but happiness.

This article gives more details

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/03/ellie-simmonds-paralympic-swimmer-adopted-finding-birth-mother?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other