Anne E Mortensen

Anne E. Mortensen’s life changed forever when she was abducted at eighteen years old. She survived—but that terrifying experience was only the beginning of a journey she never could have imagined.

At nineteen, Anne faced an unplanned pregnancy at a time when unmarried young women were often hidden away and expected to surrender their babies in silence. Betrayed by people she trusted, she entered a home for unwed mothers, where she eventually faced one of the most painful moments of her life: saying goodbye to her baby son and placing him for adoption.

She went on with her life, married, raised a family, and built a successful career—but she never forgot the baby she had been forced to leave behind.

For thirty-three years, she wondered about him.

Then, against extraordinary odds, Anne found her son again.

In Thank You for Letting Me Live, Anne tells the deeply personal story of survival, betrayal, motherhood, loss, and reunion—and of a life shaped by the people she lost, the choices she was forced to make, and the strength it took to keep moving forward.