[When Social Services in Russia removed Emily from her home due to severe abuse and neglect, they also removed four siblings, along with her. The two youngest children, a boy named Vitaly Anatolievich Moisiev and a girl named Maria Anatolievna Moisieva, were legally divorced from Emily, Annie and Lydia and adopted out to different families. We don’t know the whereabouts of Emily’s two siblings and we believe that they don’t know about their other siblings, either. Emily wanted to post letters to Vitaly and Maria on her blog. She really hopes to find them one day. For more information on Emily’s first family, click here: https://johnmsimmons.com/basic-history-of-the-moisievakoshkina-family/ ]

Dear Maria,

How are you doing? I am doing good. I miss you and I love you. I am going to the Day Program [a program where people in Emily’s care program go during the day if they don’t have jobs].

I went twice to California with my sister and after, I went with my family. Also I live in a group home in the [name of program withheld].

I will love to find you someday because make me so happy about it. I will love to see you soon if I can possibly [or] I can find you later. Maria, [you are] important to me and [you are] also my family. I believe that you are somewhere there, my sister, Maria. I love you so much. I am glad that you got adopted [by] your family. I am grateful for you. Maria, you are my support and my help. You are so amazing, my sister, Maria. I need believe that all the time [I am] big sister and Maria, my sister, like me. Again, Maria, I love you in my heart.

My week went so good. I have [name of program withheld] Christmas party last Monday and my family spent time with me at the Christmas party. I am excited to go home for Christmas and spend time with my family. And also, Maria, I’m going [home] for Christmas Eve, too.

I have amazing Assistant Manager and also big manager from my group home.

Maria, what have you been doing?

And I also have amazing staff in the group home. I will love to see you someday because I [have] been missing you a lot.

I am twenty-three years old. My birthday is May 5th (Cinco de Maio).

I went this year with my staff to the corn maze and also went to the hay ride and we have so much fun because Maria [it] makes you happy when you are doing something to make you happy.

Maria, I remember that I signed paper for you to get adopted [by] your family and make me so sad because I am not going to see you never again.

I am going bowling on Monday with the Day Program. And we have lots of activities and a party. We went to nickel city and I won some prizes and we have so much fun and spent time with amazing friends. I went to Lagoon [local amusement park] in the summer and I got scared about it.

Maria, sometimes we go to the museum. I learn how to stay with my family forever and happiness, love patience, and also welcome home. And also you have to stay strong and be happy person. I know that family [is] important to you and for me, always. I [have] been working on my problems and sometimes it’s hard. Please be happy for yourself and also, I’m going to be happy, too.

Maria, every week we do crafts and also we go to movies. We had amazing dinner at the Christmas party [last week]. I like to decorate a Christmas tree. Are you having an amazing Christmas day and Christmas Eve?

I like going shopping, like [for] groceries and we have so much fun in the group home.

Thank you for be awesome and be good, my sister, Maria. I am staying in [name withheld] program and I [have] been doing so good since before Thanksgiving. And I have lots of fun with my family. I went home for Thanksgiving and I have lots of fun and spend time with my family. We eat lots of turkey and mashed potatoes. My family [is] amazing and [I’m} pretty sure you [have a] family who cares [and is] amazing always, too.

Thank you so much for people that they helping me and loving me and always supporting me, it doesn’t matter what [happens].
[While we withhold some current location information on Emily from something as public as her blog, she longs to find her siblings. Obviously, we would do everything we could to help them to find each other, meet, and have a relationship. Anyone with information about Maria or Vitale is encouraged to contact me at john@johnmsimmons.com ]

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