Adoption: Bridgend woman reunited with son after 50 years

A few days later, Paula saw her baby for the first time in 50 years.

“I was so excited. When I walked into the room he walked over to me and gave me a hug,” she said.

“He then called me mum. I couldn’t believe it, he called me mum. He held my hand the whole time of that meeting.”

Jim’s adoptive family had died, and he says he never thought he would meet his birth mother.

“I can’t explain the connection I had with her when we held hands. I can’t believe it. I have a mum,” he said.

Paula, now 75, and Jim, 57, now speak every day and have enjoyed learning about each other.

“He’s had a wonderful life and they [Jim’s adoptive family] did their absolute best. He’s everything I wanted in a son,” Paula said.

“From losing my adoptive family to now finding my mother, I just can’t believe it. I’m really looking forward to the future, spending time together and having our relationship grow,” said Jim.