SukritiTracing Her Genetics
Jessica’s mother always talked about their Cornish heritage. These stories became the reason why Alice started to ask questions about her past and grew curious about her genetic heritage. Alice requested her grandma to help her in finding her past. She requested her to buy a DNA test kit.
Christmas 2016
Alice’s grandmother gifted her a genealogy kit called “23 and Me” which had a large percentage of positive results on Christmas day of 2016. The excited girl followed the procedure cautiously and waited for the results to arrive which came two months after.
Half-Matched
Jessica saw a new spark in Alice’s eyes. She was hopeful as well as happy again. As Jessica mentioned later, “The results came back about eight weeks later. I clicked on the DNA Relatives section of the site, not thinking anything would come of it. But the first thing I read was, “Aaron Long: 50%. Father. Bryce Gallo: 25%. Half-brother” was right behind.”
Working Like Detectives
The mother-daughter were well aware of what must be going on in the other person’s mind. Although Alice was curious enough to send a letter to the DNA testing company right away, her mother stopped her then and there. In search of the potential father, they started their research from the internet by typing the name Aaron Long. Alice searched the name and Jessica crossed out the people who couldn’t be the one they were looking for. Thanks to her profession as a marketing specialist, Jessica was well aware of the right way to reach the right person.
Solving The Puzzle
Jessica remembered the age of the donor when she first read his details. She calculated his present age and searched for Aaron Long who falls in this age group. Just one name appeared in front of the mother-daughter duo. He completed his masters in literature and he must be the same man. In his profile picture, he was wearing an olive-green silk turban with a trombone in his hands.
Striking Similarities
As Jessica was getting closer to be sure that this is the donor they’ve been looking for, she searched for his more photos on the internet and it was evident that Alice and he shared amazing similarities. When his high school photos popped up on their screen through facebook, both of them jumped out of their seats. Alice was a complete copy of what this man used to look back then!