Marc Wolfe's life turned upside down at the age of 16 when adoptive mother Ruth, who had been suffering from leukemia, tragically passed away.
In his grief, Marc felt like he had lost two mothers and started to feel insecure about where he came from. Marc, who was adopted by a Jewish family as a baby, was determined to find his birth mother but did not find her until the Long Lost Family team made a crucial breakthrough.
They discovered that the 49-year-old grandfather's birth mother, Esther Howard, was living in New Zealand and had gone on to marry and have two more children.
After being told that Marc wanted to meet, Esther said: "I couldn't believe it. It was a huge surprise. I'm so pleased he wants to meet me.
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