Maria Heckinger was born in Patras, Greece and adopted through a proxy adoptioin to the U.S. My life in America was not easy. Mom was wonderful but Dad only agreed to adoption to s...view moreMaria Heckinger was born in Patras, Greece and adopted through a proxy adoptioin to the U.S. My life in America was not easy. Mom was wonderful but Dad only agreed to adoption to save his marriage. I survived my childhood and returned to Greece where I found my birth mother in one day! The rest of my story blurs the line between blind luck and miraculous events.view less