News and Events

Magazine and Newspaper Interviews 

• A Mothers Love Triumphs over the struggles of a Mentally Ill Child in adoption

• Chicago family felt helpless to combat little girl's special needs

• Chicago Tribune: Parents face heartbreaking choice: Do they give up their adopted 7-year-old daughter?

• ABC News: Adopted then relinquished, tore families apart 2010 

• UPDATE: E Gertz Story: Fetal alcohol disorder tore families apart  2011

• Long Grove Family Forced To Give Up Adopted Daughter

• The Balanced Mind Foundation Mom Speaks Out on Good Morning America

• The Urban Muse: 5Q's with Lori Gertz

• After 40 years Long Island Man Finally Meets Penpal

• Pen pals living 3000 miles apart finally meet 

• Pen pals Finally Meet in Person After 42 years of exchanging Letters

• 2 people who've been pen pals for 42 years meet for the 1st time

• Pen Pals for 42 years Meet for the First Time

• Pen Pals finally meet after 42 years of handwritten letters

• Lifelong friendship built letter by letter

• After 42 years, Pen Pals Meet Face to Face

• They've been Pen Pals for 42 Years, Watch them Meet for the first time

• Two People who have been Pen Pals for 42 years meet

Radio Interviews 

• When Mama Can't Kiss It Better (over 25,000 downloads to date)

• All in the Name of Love - Caregivers of Mentally Ill Children Examiner Series 

• BBC Pen Pals who met after 42 years of writing

Television Interviews

Good Morning America (ABC News)

Inside Edition 

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