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"She [my mother] was probably one of the toughest people I've ever met in my life"

StoryCorps

Dennis Thurston had a unique upbringing, from being adopted shortly after his birth to living in East Los Angeles during his youth, and he was able to mold himself around the inspirational relationship he had with his adopted parents. At StoryCorps, Dennis spoke with his daughter, Savanah, about his parents’ unusual romance story, as well as a peculiar event involving his mother that Savannah never knew...

Edited by Jalen Hutchinson

Brittany Young is Alabama Public Radio's Program Director and Content Manager. Brittany began her public radio journey in the spring of 2015 as a news intern for APR while in graduate school at The University of Alabama.
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