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60 Minutes Australia: Extra Minutes Joel’s emotional letter to his birth mother
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60 Minutes Australia: Extra Minutes Joel’s emotional letter to his birth mother
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"I really want you to know that I'm sorry I got lost. I'm sorry I lost my way. I'm sorry for not waiting for you to return that day"

Reporter: Liam Bartlett
Producer: Jo Townsend
Extra Minutes Producer: Liz Little

“I really want you to know that I’m sorry I got lost. I’m sorry I lost my way. I’m sorry for not waiting for you to return that day.” As he reunites his adopted mother, Julie and birth mother, Herminia, Joel reads a heartfelt letter he wrote trying to make amends for the actions of his 5-year-old self.