Mother and son reunited after 53 years
I buried that secret in my heart for years and years and years
A mother who was forced to give up her baby after she was abandoned by her fiance has been reunited with her son after 53 years apart. Ann Lowery's son Gary Collins moved to Australia and now has a family of his own, but they finally were able to meet after he spent years trying to trace his birth mother.
He used a specialist agency on Facebook but heard nothing for years - and was even told that his mother had died - but earlier this year the search was finally over. They connected on the social networking website and have since been Skyping but Ann has been desperate for a hug.
I love them. My family's now complete.
Gary flew from Australia and was reunited with his mother when she met him at Manchester airport on Thursday, where there were smiles all around. Gary and Ann then went to Middlesborugh on Saturday to meet more of the family - Ann's brother and wife, Mike and Wendy and their daughter Melanie.
We're joined by the Ann and Gary who relive their emotional reunion with us.