Home After 7 Years

No, do you have the link so I can check it out? Thanks

There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one!

You are not kidding!!! I also was sad how much time was lost. Drugs are a wonderful thing, aren't they! (Dripping w/sarcasim)

Anna - mama of Joshua, Isabella, Sofia and Israel

i saw that, im glad he is back. you can view the story on azcentral.com

discussion leader, mom of an 11 year old girl. At this time, she is trying to make it work between raising her and having a full time job!

Wow thats a true testament to never giving up hope. Is it just me or are some of the comments under the article harsh? I know everyone is entitled to their opinion but geez...

I just read it here at work and started to tear up as well. Glad no one walked into my office!

~Miracles do happen~

Wife and 1st time parent of 8 1/2 month old - CJ. The love of my life!

Christy
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I just read this - here is a little bit of the story for those that don't want to navigate away. For the full story click on the link that not_the_mama provided.

They have a lot to deal with, but at least he will be safe and have a roof over his head. I am glad his father never gave up:

Boy, now 10, who vanished 7 years ago finally found

Never give up hope.

That's the advice to parents from a northwest Phoenix man whose 3-year-old boy went missing seven years ago.

Gary Wood, 57, a truck driver, said he kept waiting for the phone call that would let him know that his lost son had finally been found.

The call finally came July 17 when the U.S. Marshal's Office phoned Wood to advise that the Matthew Wood-Rock, now 10, was alive and had turned up near Mexico City.

The next day, Wood, a single parent, and his daughter, Holly, 17, traveled to Houston, where they were reunited with the boy after a long separation.

"I didn't hug him at first," Wood said Wednesday during an interview at his home near 43rd Avenue and Cactus Road.

"But we broke into tears, Holly and me both, and we sat there and talked for awhile, mainly using an interpreter, because Spanish is his primary language," Wood said.

There's a lot of catch-up work that needs to be done with his son, but it's great to have him back home, he added.

Wood said his son vanished Aug. 20, 2001, during a supervised visit with his mother at a playland business near 51st Avenue and Bell Road.

KarilouMomof2 is a discussion leader for arizonamoms.com living in Tempe. Her daughters are 9 and 6.