After a lifetime of searching, they finally found each other online.

Mom•Logic: When did you finally find your Mom?

Sheri: I found her through a website called Reunion.com. I joined the service in 2002. I would periodically search, and type her name to see if it would come up. Finally, I typed in her name and up popped a name with the same birth date! I emailed her three times over four months before she responded.

Mom•Logic: Linda, from your perspective, how did you find Sheri?

Linda: Her first few emails must have gone into my spam mail, which I never look at, and I always delete. But finally one came through. I went, "Oh my God, is someone trying to pull a funny?" I closed it and re-opened it, I had been searching for her for nearly 50 years. I started screaming and hollering in my office! Since then, we talk three times a day, we email, and we see each other as often as possible.

Mom•Logic: Linda, take us back... How did you become separated from your daughter 48 years ago?

Linda: At 15, I married a man nine years older than me. We married in 1956. A year later, I had Sheri. We were married for about nine months before we separated. I didn't have an education at that point to support the baby and myself. I called her father and asked if he could take her until I could educate myself and be a supportive mom and take care of her. He said, "Absolutely, not a problem." We were in contact for six months, and then I called the phone number, but it was disconnected. He had disappeared with my daughter.  I immediately started searching for her.

Mom•Logic: Sheri, over the years, what were you told about your Mom?

Sheri: I was told my mom left me in the hospital when I was born.

Mom•Logic: Now that you've found each other, what advice would you give to others who are searching for lost loved ones?

Sheri: Never ever, ever give up hope. Look in every crook and corner, at every angle. We didn't have this technology back then, and now, it's easier to gather information. A lot of times people are afraid of rejection--they fear the child may not want to see the parent or the parent may not want to see their child.