When Will Russell was very young, he learned that his lover was pregnant with a baby girl. It was a wonderful thing for him to know that he had helped usher a new life into the world. But he was also distraught. He had no way to take care of the child, to provide for her because he was addicted to alcohol and an unfit father.
Russell made the toughest decision of his life. He put little Amy up for adoption. It was hard to let her go right after birth, but he knew that in his heart of hearts, it was the right decision.
He did not want to subject her to a life of suffering because he wasn’t capable of raising her. Read the full story here ▶