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# Vanessa Fleming
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-story-exchange/episode/vanessa-fleming-pebozr/
- Published: 2026-10-06T22:01:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T23:30:27.000Z
- Description: Vanessa Fleming finds the siblings and family she always wanted through marriage and shared care.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The Story Exchange, Season 2, Episode 20, #ZZZ_Episode_e65d2b2c-ae77-4853-9924-1248db1c57f6, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_e490bdc7-cdff-446e-8a4e-363fde003ab0, #v1.16

Vanessa Fleming recalls growing up as a lonely "youngest only" who struggled to form deep connections. Marriage brought not just a partner, but parents, brothers and a family united by humor and care. Through illness and loss, they showed up for one another, proving that family can be rooted in the soul rather than blood.