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ChariL

My mother was date raped at the age of 19 while living in the Washington DC area. She hid the pregnancy from her family & gave birth to a baby girl around Christmas time‚ after she turned 20. She avoided the man who robbed her of her virginity against her will & never wanted to see him again. His name was Bob Dalton. I assume “Bob” is short for Robert. He did not know he fathered a child. My mother was an unwed woman in 1967 & not yet ready to be a mother‚ so she put the baby up for adoption. My mother’s name was Barbara Raye Salmon. She grew into an incredibly strong woman. She did not want to selfishly ruin the adopted baby girl’s life by actively searching for her out of her own curiosity. She believed that she was easy enough to find if the child chose to look for her. I’m not so certain. She returned to her hometown of Chambersburg‚ PA‚ & married my father in 1974. They owned & operated the Rite Spot motel & restaurant in Fayetteville‚ PA until they sold it in 1979 in order to be able to spend more time together. They moved 2 miles East along the Lincoln Highway. I was born after a frightening miscarriage in 1981. Mom always said she was pregnant with me for 13 months. I arrived 3 weeks past my due date‚ but the miscarriage likely confused things. I am an only child. I have no other siblings. My Dad passed away October 29‚ 2018 after a decade or more with vascular dementia caused by his diabetes. His personality changed & he became increasingly abusive. Mom endured constant emotional abuse 24/7 for years while literally waiting on the man hand & foot‚ lovingly caring for the body of the man he once was while he used her past trauma to shame her. That is how I came to know that I have a half sister somewhere. I don’t think I’ve known another woman who took her marriage vows to care for her husband in sickness & in health as seriously as my mother. I truly believe she was a saint. While still grieving Dad’s loss‚ Mom & I contracted H1N1. I recovered. Mom did not. Despite my best efforts to save her‚ She passed away March 26‚ 2019. She told me that she would give anything just to hold Dad’s hand again. She found that opportunity & she took it. I saw it in her eyes as I was doing chest compressions. Since the passing of both of my parents‚ I would like to know that my half-sister received the loving upbringing that my mother wanted for her. Like my mother‚ I do not wish to upset anyone’s life‚ but it would be wonderful to be found. It would be nice just to get to know her.