Gabriella Guardado is a 22-year-old nurse from Florida. When she was 10, her mother married David Lynde following an abusive relationship with her father.

For years, Gabriella and her three siblings wanted David to adopt them but her biological father refused to sign off on the papers. She had given up all hope until she realized that adult adoption was a possibility.

"Flew out to chicago for my dads birthday, he didn't know I was coming. My mom picked me up and just before we got to the house I hid in the trunk of the car. She asked him if he could grab a few things from the trunk when she got home..."

After being away from home for 14 months, Brian Byrne made a special trip from Tel Aviv, Israel, to surprise his mother on her birthday in Ireland.

"Oh my gawd.. Cheeesus Brian!"