“I Tracked Down My Biological Mum on Facebook and Met Her for the First Time at My Wedding”
- 7 months ago
Credit: SWNS / Jenny Bergmann
A woman who tracked down her biological mum on Facebook met her for the first time at her wedding after 23 years.
Jenny Bergmann, 30, was adopted at birth in 1992 after her biological mum, Joanne Wojdula, 52, was worried she couldn't give her the "quality of life someone else could".
She was brought up by her adoptive parents, Kelly, 63, and Mike, 65, in Missouri but had always wanted to meet her birth mother.
Despite it being a closed adoption, her adoptive family shared a letter Joanne had written when Jenny was aged 10 – which revealed her full name.
Jenny tracked down and found her mum on Facebook aged 15 but was too scared to message her until she was 20.
After not getting a response she found her daughter, Nicole, 27, and messaged her and began connecting with her birth mum.
They spoke for two years before meeting briefly for the first time at Jenny’s wedding.
They developed their relationship further when Jenny was invited to Nicole’s wedding seven years later.
In July 2023 they met in Copenhagen, Denmark and Jenny said they immediately bonded and had an “incredible” time.
A woman who tracked down her biological mum on Facebook met her for the first time at her wedding after 23 years.
Jenny Bergmann, 30, was adopted at birth in 1992 after her biological mum, Joanne Wojdula, 52, was worried she couldn't give her the "quality of life someone else could".
She was brought up by her adoptive parents, Kelly, 63, and Mike, 65, in Missouri but had always wanted to meet her birth mother.
Despite it being a closed adoption, her adoptive family shared a letter Joanne had written when Jenny was aged 10 – which revealed her full name.
Jenny tracked down and found her mum on Facebook aged 15 but was too scared to message her until she was 20.
After not getting a response she found her daughter, Nicole, 27, and messaged her and began connecting with her birth mum.
They spoke for two years before meeting briefly for the first time at Jenny’s wedding.
They developed their relationship further when Jenny was invited to Nicole’s wedding seven years later.
In July 2023 they met in Copenhagen, Denmark and Jenny said they immediately bonded and had an “incredible” time.