Gladys never called for her daughter - however she hindered permanent adoption of Norma Jeane to wanting families, by not signing final papers. Instead, Norma Jeane was tossed to 12 foster homes, and then settled in with Grace's elderly aunt Ana Lower for several years. Aunt Ana gave Norma Jeane unconditional love and shared her Christian Science faith. It was Aunt Ana who gave bride Norma Jeane away when she married Grace's neighbor's 21-year-old son Jim Dougherty in 1942.