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Found my sister and cousins

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Janet

Janet Report 8 Sep 2009 20:02

Having been brought up by my paternal family I'd had no contact with my maternal family since being rejected by my birth mother. I am 50 years old and could now fit my family around a small dining table. Until I found my maternal cousin. He put me in touch with my half sister and her family. It turned out that my mother had told everyone I didn't want to know them and told me the same when she rejected me.

Thankfully, now I have more family than I've ever had and we're busy trying to make up for the past 50 years.

Thanks Genes Reunited.