When East Belfast couple Colin and Sharon Jamison decided in their 20s that they wanted to foster children, they were met with strange looks and comments.
But when a friend cut out an advert for Barnardo's in the local paper, it reaffirmed what the couple already knew, they were destined to be foster carers.
Now, 32 years later having fostered 28 children and adopted one, the couple are still going strong and still in touch with many of the children they cared for over the years.