Dear Editor,
My name is Lorraine Beauparlant and I was born on Sept. 28, 1957 at the Pontiac Community Hospital. I was given up for adoption four days later and sent to Orphelinat Sainte-Thérèse de Hull et Crèche de Miséricorde de Montréal.
Although I was very fortunate and adopted, I know nothing of my medical background. This has been a problem all of my life.
Everytime I got sick as a child, my parents could not help medical professionals because my records were sealed.
When I became an adult this frustration of not having information was passed on to me. So it has always been a long row to hoe trying to get a diagnosis and/or the right medications to help me get better in a timely manner.

Then came my children and grandchildren who have encountered the same problem when it comes to medical issues. It’s not exactly the kind of family tradition I wanted to pass along but there it is.
I have sent letters and visited Shawville and could get no answers. A long story.
As of late I’ve been ill and no one can narrow things down because of a lack of information. I’m scared and frustrated and thought that maybe there is someone in and around Shawville who can give me information.
Perhaps I have siblings, aunts, uncles or cousins who can help. I’m not asking anyone to disclose their names or the names of my birth parents and will keep everything confidential.
Lorraine Beauparlant
93 Southworth Street N
Welland, Ont. L3B 1Y7