Mary L. Broussard v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare,defendant-Appellee

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

On December 16, 1962, Mary Sue Broussard gave birth to Douglas Fox. One week later she left him with his maternal grandparents in Midland, Texas, saying “[yjou’ll just take him and keep him if you want him, if you don’t, well, give him to a foster home.” The grandparents, Mary A. and Lawrence A. Broussard, kept the child, initially hoping that his mother would reclaim him. That hope was never fulfilled, so Douglas remained with his grandparents. Mr. Broussard died of cancer on November 10, 1968. Mrs. Broussard then filed an application for Social Security benefits…