Thursday, May 21, 2009

New neighbor turns out to be brother given up for adoption

Who's the guy across the street? Turns out it was Candace Eloph's brother, who had been given up for adoption 32 years ago.

Jamie Wheat was born at Barksdale Air Force Base's hospital. His birth mother, Joellen Cottrell, eventually moved from Louisiana and had other children, but did not keep her son a secret.

"My girls always knew that they had a brother," she said. "I've always looked for him."

Eloph, who is one of those daughters, found her brother by chance.

She had moved into a Shreveport neighborhood, across the street from a couple who had a 32-year-old son. Eight months ago, that 32-year-old son, Jamie Wheat, moved back in with his parents.

He and Eloph became friends -- and one day started talking about family.

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