{"id":7,"date":"2020-04-28T21:12:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/girland4families.com\/\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-09-14T21:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:53:07","slug":"the-new-umoma-opens-its-doors-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/girland4families.com\/","title":{"rendered":"A Girl and Her Four Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GirlandFourfamiliesBookcover-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GirlandFourfamiliesBookcover-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GirlandFourfamiliesBookcover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GirlandFourfamiliesBookcover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GirlandFourfamiliesBookcover-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GirlandFourfamiliesBookcover-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GirlandFourfamiliesBookcover-800x799.jpg 800w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GirlandFourfamiliesBookcover-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GirlandFourfamiliesBookcover.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">The true story of how an adopted girl found the families that made her who she is. <\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources for the adopted who want to search and or have access to their birth records. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptionnetwork.org\/\">https:\/\/www.adoptionnetwork.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.com\">http:\/\/www.ancestry.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/odh.ohio.gov\/wps\/portal\/gov\/odh\/know-our-programs\/vital-statistics\/Adoption-File-Information\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unfortunately this link does not have much information at the moment about how to order an adoption file from the state of Ohio but you can still e-mail and ask. <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/DNADetectives\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/DNADetectives\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/adopteessearching\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/adopteessearching\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AdoptionParentAndChildFinder\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AdoptionParentAndChildFinder\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adopteesunited.org\/\">https:\/\/adopteesunited.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adoptionparadox.com\/\">https:\/\/adoptionparadox.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1411791922534076\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Firesideadoptees.jpg\" alt=\"Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group \" class=\"wp-image-150\" style=\"width:251px;height:169px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Firesideadoptees.jpg 960w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Firesideadoptees-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Firesideadoptees-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Firesideadoptees-337x226.jpg 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About my four families. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girland4families.com\/?page_id=87\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"87\">The Markosky Family<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girland4families.com\/?page_id=9\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\">The Ozak Family<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girland4families.com\/?page_id=85\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"85\">The Meyer Family<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girland4families.com\/?page_id=83\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"83\">The Cosier Family<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.girland4families.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DanaRobertLLewis-2.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Ozak\" class=\"wp-image-33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DanaRobertLLewis-2.jpg 948w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DanaRobertLLewis-2-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girland4families.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DanaRobertLLewis-2-768x603.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dana Ozak, the author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All about the girl, Dana Ann Ozak.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Dana was born at St. John&#8217;s Hospital  in Cleveland in 1973. She was adopted through Catholic Charities in November of 1973. Her adoption was never kept a secret from her, but she still wondered where she came from.  She was able to find her biological mother&#8217;s name after the state of Ohio released her OBC (Original Birth Certificate). Sadly, she also found out her biological mother had passed away. A Girl and Her Four Families is the story of Dana&#8217;s quest and emotional roller coaster ride to find her biological families and if she was the product of genetics or the loving environment in which she was raised. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.girland4families.com\/\/?page_id=8\">Read more about the memoir here. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Podcast interviews I&#8217;ve done.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoamireallypodcast.com\/?s=Dana&amp;fbclid=IwAR1uU7Ak6mmSPhOzadzUjbFVAzG-0cB7DPL2lQbZGSmSLfnwLUIiu9WNN8Y\">Who Am I Really?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulledbytheroot.com\/podcast\/episode\/7c6304ce\/ep99-dana-ozak\">https:\/\/www.pulledbytheroot.com\/podcast\/episode\/7c6304ce\/ep99-dana-ozak<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/zencareerwithpeggie\/episodes\/Adoptees-at-Work-Dana-Ozak--A-Girl-and-Her-Four-Families-e26i0rp\">https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/zencareerwithpeggie\/episodes\/Adoptees-at-Work-Dana-Ozak&#8211;A-Girl-and-Her-Four-Families-e26i0rp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1881571\/14527853?t=0\">https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1881571\/14527853?t=0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onceuponatimeinadopteeland.com\/episode\/198-dana-ozak-a-girl-and-her-four-families\">https:\/\/www.onceuponatimeinadopteeland.com\/episode\/198-dana-ozak-a-girl-and-her-four-families<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/198-dana-ozak-a-girl-and-her-four-families\/id1558462030?i=1000672206474\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/198-dana-ozak-a-girl-and-her-four-families\/id1558462030?i=1000672206474<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: S2E65 INTERVIEW WITH ADOPTEE DANA OZAK\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2zi3oZv0s77kREyuxLF3w8?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Upcoming podcast interviews:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TBA:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrivingadoptees.com\/\">Thriving Adoptees <\/a> (Podcast interview will take place and be posted after I finish the memoir. I did have a lovely Zoom chat with Simon though.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TBA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptionthemakingofme.com\/\">The Making of Me<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Podcast interviews will be posted once they are available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*I am always willing to tell me story via podcasts. If you would like to set something up please<a href=\"mailto:dana@girland4families.com\"> e-mail me.<\/a> *<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The true story of how an adopted girl found the families that made her who she is. Resources for the adopted who want to search and or have access to their birth records. About my four families. 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