Pat was born and raised near Seattle. She married young, and had a baby boy - Sean. She found herself in an unhappy marriage, and left just before Sean was a year old. That must have been tough - but it wasn't until December 1970 that Pat faced the challenge that would define the rest of her life.
In the days leading up to Christmas, Sean's dad picked him up to go and see Santa Claus. He didn't bring him back.
When they realised, Pat's family did everything they could to get Sean back. They hired private detectives. They searched tirelessly. But they couldn't find him.
"You never get over something like that", Pat says. "You never forget...It was always in the back of my mind."
Pat didn't see Sean again, until one fateful day forty six years later - when she received an unusual message on facebook.
Watch Pat's video below to discover what happened next.
Pat's tale is truly remarkable - and it gets right to the heart of why we started Story Terrace. But as Pat says herself, "everybody has an interesting story to tell". We truly believe that.
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