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Volunteer Finds a Name in a Donated Coat: The Sarah Casey Secret

Volunteer Finds a Name in a Donated Coat: The Sarah Casey Secret

A hospital bracelet with the faded name "SARA CASY" and a March 3, 1941 birthdate sat forgotten in a thrift-store coat pocket for eleven months before a volunteer noticed it; the birthday matched the long-hidden birthdate in a local family and led to a secret spanning surgery, silence, and five decades. How did a plastic wristband reconnect two sisters separated by omission and time, and what did it reveal about the family no one knew?

In this episode, we follow how a donated navy blue winter coat and a volunteer's shoebox set a…

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