Denise Bashaw, a 27-year-old mother trying to keep up with two adorable children while her husband serves overseas in the Air Force, always knew she was adopted and could not have asked for better parents. But ten years ago her world was turned upside down when her adoptive mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, passing away less than a year later. At 16 Denise made a promise to herself that somehow, some way, she would find her birth mother and thank her for giving her the ultimate gift-a better life. In 2001 records in Oregon were unsealed and Denise was able to obtain her pre-adoption birth record. This record included her birth mother's name and other pertinent information from the time of her adoption. Despite having such great information to start her search, Denise has come up empty and this episode takes up her cause. less