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年逾半百的亲姐妹第一次见面


Two adult sisters thought they were the only children their whole lives until an online genealogy(家谱) service brought them together.

Diane Ward, 59, and Mary McLaughlin, 56, were born in the same place to the same mother. Ward knew she was adopted but did not know anything about her birth mother. McLaughlin was adopted by her childhood babysitter after her mother simply “didn’t return one day”.

Ward said that in 2018, she decided she wanted to find her birth mother. For Christmas that year, she got a DNA kit from MyHeritage, a company that helps people research their family history through DNA tests and historical records. That research came back with a link to a possible cousin—and then that cousin directed Ward to a possible half-sister, Mary McLaughlin. Soon after that, they met on a video chat for the first time. They talked for hours about their favorite foods and hobbies.

The sisters continued to video chat and message daily during the pandemic. This month they finally met in person. When they met on the beach, they just sat and chatted, and chatted, and chatted. McLaughlin also admitted that when she first met Ward, she was angry that she did not get to grow up with her sister or have someone to talk to through all the difficulties of life. But over time, she has come to realize that it was perfect timing when she met Ward.

Ward and McLaughlin both said they had wonderful childhoods with their adoptive families —but still wished they had known their birth mother, who passed away from cancer many years ago. “The more I find out about my birth mother and the struggles that she had, I think, well, I was very lucky in a lot of ways, but I do wish I knew her. And I do wish I had met her,” Ward said.

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