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Angela and Dennis Laffin from New York have a biological son named Nick. However, they experienced years of pregnancy losses and infertility, so they decided to adopt.
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They adopted a newborn boy, Frank, who was found in a diaper bag at the door of a daycare center on Staten Island. Then, two years later, they adopted a newborn girl, Victoria, who was discovered in a bathroom stall at Richmond University Medical Center, also on Staten Island.
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In early 2023, Victoria, 19, and Frank, 20, decided to undergo a DNA test to learn more about their family history. The test results were shocking. It turns out Victoria and Frank were actually biological siblings.
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“The fact that I’ve been living my entire life with my biological sibling and had no idea?” Victoria commented. “I was shaking when I read the results. I was definitely emotional.”
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h/t: Today
Photo: Angela Laffin / Facebook
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Food is necessary to sustain human life—to grow, to interact, to produce—and yet, this basic need is widely unmet.

According to the United Way of King County, over 14% of adults in Seattle live beneath the poverty line, making food difficult to afford for many individuals and families. This statistic is even higher amongst Black and Latino adults.

While hunger has always existed in Seattle, the pandemic caused a 17% increase in food insecure individuals, growing from 10% to 27% of the population. This statistic has remained relatively constant, according to a Washington State University and University of Washington study on food insecurity in Seattle.

- data from Seattle Spectator

Homelessness puts one at risk for poor health. Exposure to infection, to the elements, and to the violence of the streets is common. Lack of control over nutrition or personal hygiene or sleep demeans and debilitates homeless people. Risky survival behaviors are the currency of the streets. The psychological toll is as dire as the physical. - National Healthcare for the Homeless Council