From Chicago comes the story of a sweet reunion between a mother and son, who despite having met many times, never knew of their true relationship.
At Give Me Some Sugah bakery, Hunter Varmarr always loved stopping in for a sweet treat or breakfast at the cafe, particularly because of the service from the baker behind the counter from Lenore Lindsey, and though she didn’t know Varmarr’s name, she knew him as a valuable customer.
But their relationship went far deeper than that. Though neither knew it, they were mother and son.
Lenore gave up her newborn son for adoption when she gave birth to Varmarr at just 17 years old. Hunter didn’t know he was adopted until 34, but after finding out, he gradually became interested in finding out who his birth mother was, and so submitted DNA for a test.
One day, he received a strange call and Hunter was wondering ‘Why is Give Me Some Sugah calling me?’
Even though he was told to expect a call from his biological mother, he didn’t suspect even for a moment any connection between it and the bakery.
Lenore said if she had seen Varmarr’s photo, the shock would have been immediate. Instead, with only a name, the call began with a slow awkwardness that eventually shattered with loud enthusiasm when the lost family members connected the dots.
“When I knew who he was, we just started screaming on the phone,” Lindsey said. “We were beside ourselves,” with Hunter adding “It was just so unbelievable.”