Brit found entire family in Canada - including long-lost mum - after submitting DNA to 23andMe
Laura Mclean, 32, was put up for adoption as a baby in 1990 by her mum Janine Henderson, 50, who wanted a better life for her.
Curious Laura grew up knowing she was adopted - but didn't know her birth mum's name, age or location.
She started to look for Janine last year and submitted a DNA sample to 23andMe after endless searches on google and facebook provided no answers.
Two months after sending off her sample she got an email to say she'd matched with a "half-sister" in Canada.
Actually, the match was her aunt Leanne MacDonald, 35, who emailed to say: "We have been looking for you for years."
Within days she was Facetiming her mum Janine in an emotional video call, and they met for the first time in three decades in September 2022.
Laura, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, said: "I went through a washer machine of emotion.
"It was overwhelming but I was happy, no human could go through that and not find it overwhelming.
"I didn't know what I was missing until I connected with my biological family.
Curious Laura grew up knowing she was adopted - but didn't know her birth mum's name, age or location.
She started to look for Janine last year and submitted a DNA sample to 23andMe after endless searches on google and facebook provided no answers.
Two months after sending off her sample she got an email to say she'd matched with a "half-sister" in Canada.
Actually, the match was her aunt Leanne MacDonald, 35, who emailed to say: "We have been looking for you for years."
Within days she was Facetiming her mum Janine in an emotional video call, and they met for the first time in three decades in September 2022.
Laura, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, said: "I went through a washer machine of emotion.
"It was overwhelming but I was happy, no human could go through that and not find it overwhelming.
"I didn't know what I was missing until I connected with my biological family.
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