But I had my grandparents, my maternal grandparents Joseph and Shirley, who adopted me just before my third birthday and took me in as their own, after they had already raised five children.
Mas tive meus avós, meu avós maternos, Joseph e Shirley, que me adotaram bem perto do meu terceiro aniversário e me assumiram como se fosse deles, depois de já terem criado cinco crianças.