Meet Helen Johnson and her 6 siblings

Nashville Storytellers by Nashville Storytellers

Sep 11, 201700:14:28Society & Culture

The oldest of seven kids, Helen Johnson found out you could get brothers and sisters from the hospital or the airport. Three of her siblings are adopted, two from Ethiopia. And she even got to go to Africa to help bring...

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