But her adoptive mother was strict and her father was violent. But a sibling — a sister Calderwood didn't know she had — was looking for her. They were supposed to be allowed to keep in contact with each other, but Fast's foster mother forbade it. Her adoptive mother was told Thompson didn't want them (also not true). "That first adoptive family spent years searching for me," she said.

Source: CBC News October 09, 2016 13:43 UTC