By: CBS News
Linda Owens has spent much of her life opening her home and heart to the smallest in need. Over more than 34 years, she s fostered 81 infants and counting. I never married and I never had children, Owens said, adding, It s a rewarding, very rewarding, heartwarming thing to be able to have sleepless nights.
The 78-year-old, who lives near the San Francisco Bay Area, has been given many names over the years, including Mama Linda, Miss Linda and Baby Whisperer. She said she remembers all of the children she s cared for. They all have a mark in your life, she said. I have pictures of when I started. I ve got pictures in drawers and pictures in boxes.