article_snippet.sent: With tears in mom eyes, a grandmother bends down and embraces the seven-year-old granddaughter a grandmother has not seen in years.
article_snippet.sent: In another scene, a man smiles blissfully as a man hugs a man emotional father.
article_snippet.sent: And for selected families, it was a long-awaited, intense experience.
article_snippet.sent: Alex said Alex 'felt nervous, but at the same time, excited' at the prospect of seeing Alex mother again .
article_snippet.sent: On Sunday, four families - some from as far away as Florida - were given the chance to hug, kiss and share tears of joy.
highlights_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, one grandmother wept as one grandmother embraced one grandmother seven-year-old granddaughter in front of photographers .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: They were given just minutes to hug and kiss