DNA Discovery, Adoptees, ROH Brianne Kirkpatrick Williams DNA Discovery, Adoptees, ROH Brianne Kirkpatrick Williams

“I have uncovered skeletons in every family tree I have worked on.”

John’s story starts with a personal medical crisis leading to a decision to search for information about his biological parentage. It ends with him embracing the truth of his biological origins, a situation that many others in the same shoes have struggled to accept because of society’s stigma around conceptions between parents who are related to each other.

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Misattributed Parentage, NPE, DNA Discovery Brianne Kirkpatrick Williams Misattributed Parentage, NPE, DNA Discovery Brianne Kirkpatrick Williams

Eight years of life as an NPE

Maggy wrote a reflection for the Watershed DNA blog three years ago. She is back again to share more reflections on her misattributed parentage experience. “Each puzzle piece helps me put myself together a little more firmly. I’m so grateful that I took that DNA test in 2013. It changed me and who I think I am and gave me a stronger sense of self than I think I ever would have had otherwise.”

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Genetics, DNA Surprise, Podcast, Resources, DNA Brianne Kirkpatrick Williams Genetics, DNA Surprise, Podcast, Resources, DNA Brianne Kirkpatrick Williams

Finding Support for Unexpected DNA Discoveries - On the Grey Genetics Podcast

If you’re a podcast listener, you might enjoy the latest interview of Watershed DNA founder Brianne as she chats with the host of Patient Stories, Eleanor Griffith, about resources. Episode 63 is a follow up to a conversation that first took place on Patient Stories two years ago.

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