By Carole Novielli
Live Action News
What is it like for a young pregnant mother to enter an abortion facility, be escorted past pro-life protesters all the way to the procedure room where she meets the abortionist, and then has a change of heart and gets off the procedure table and walks out?
Then, what happens when that same woman is reunited with the son she almost aborted but instead, selflessly gave up for adoption?
This is the amazing story of courage detailed in the powerful documentary film, “I Lived on Parker Avenue.” The film, which highlights the beauty of adoption, features the reunion of the child who was nearly aborted that fateful day, 19-year-old David Scotton, with his birth parents, Melissa Coles and Brian Nicholas. The film is produced by Joie de Vivre Media, and was directed by Phillip Braun III. “I Lived on Parker Avenue” details a mother’s agony in choosing what’s best, the joy of creating a family, and a search to embrace the unknown.
Join David and his family for a special Facebook Live on this Facebook page at 7:45 EST on Thursday, March 8, and then switch over to ILivedOnParkerAve.com to watch for free at 8 PM EST.
Live Action News reached out to David and Melissa to get more intimate details on why the film was created and the emotions surrounding Melissa’s decision to get off that abortion table that particular day more than 19 years ago. In speaking with David and Melissa, I was especially struck by Melissa’s humility, her grace, and her courage to do the right thing at the very last moment. The lessons that can be learned from Melissa’s willingness to relive that day are deeply touching.
David meets Birth Mom Melissa in Film, “I Lived on Parker Ave.”
The story for the film, “I Lived on Parker Avenue,” begins with David, who always knew that he was adopted. The film notes that David’s adoptive parents, Jimmy and Susan Scotton told him the truth from the time he was a small child. Then, at the age of eight, David started asking questions about his birth parents, and his adoptive father showed him a picture of the couple. That seemed to put David’s mind to rest for a while.
“I always did wonder why they put me up for adoption…I didn’t want to be different, I wanted to fit in with the crowd,” David states in “I Lived.”
Adoptive Parents (image credit: "I Lived")
As David entered high school, he said that he had never publicly shared his story because he was aware of the stigma associated with adoption. But, when when David was a junior, he decided to tell the story to his classmates as part of a class project. Around this same time, David decided he wanted to know more. He told Live Action News:
“Exactly one month from when I shared my story, I heard from a law firm that my birth mom wanted to connect with me.” He then states in the film, “At that point I freaked out, I got very emotional, I went outside — I had to catch my breath.”
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