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#62 Stefano
Heavyweight16 October 2025·33 minutes
Show Notes
On her flight to emigrate from Italy in 1959, Anita was tasked with babysitting a two-year-old boy being brought to the US for adoption. During the flight, Anita fell in love with the child, and for the rest of her life, she wondered what became of him.
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