Adoptee Notes

Welcome to our new Adoptee Notes page on I’m Adopted. We are opening up more of our resources so that more adoptees can contribute and join the conversation on our website, by adoptees, for adoptees. Adoptee Notes are written by our selection of volunteer contributors for I’m Adopted.

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My name is Nina - An Introduction

Hello, my name is Nina Johnson. I was born in Bolshaya Vruda, Leningradskaya Oblast,’ Russia. I spent the first 6 months of my life in a hospital. I was born prematurely, due to an unsuccessful abortion. I was born a twin, but she unfortunately died as a result of the abortion.

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