The results were no less than
shocking! My friend grew up very close
to a mother who is Native American and a step father with step siblings. Looking kind of the part of an American native led his life to certain things being taken for granted. Also, his mother’s memory was of a possible Scottish descent for the father because he had red hair. So imagine his surprise when the test came back as 47% (50% of your DNA comes from each parent) Ashkenazi
Jew! What the…????
If that wasn’t enough of a
surprise, there was an aunt connection right off the bat through the same testing site! She responded immediately and said her
brother remembered the very short-lived relationship with his mom and really
wanted to talk to him. Wow!!! Lift jaw off of the floor...
Then…. the serendipity became
deep…. the biological father was in a VA hospital where he was diagnosed just weeks earlier with
stage 4 esophageal cancer, among other things, with a very bleak outcome. He had never married and had no other
children. If my friend was ever going to find his father, it HAD
to happen now…before it was too late. The father was so overwhelmed with joy to find out, not only did he have a son, but he had grandchildren! I’m blown away…..
My friend flew to
meet his father and get to know his long-lost Ashkenazi Jewish Heritage. He was able to spend days getting to know his father and extended family that flew in as well. 7 days after my friend left his father's side he passed. I cannot
fathom how he feels right now, very few of us can. But, this is more proof for me that there is
more at work here in this life than any of us can explain. My journey is to touch this path, discover
and tell these stories.
This came directly after
doing a fast-extensive research project for a TV show, soon to be shared in a post. Stay tuned….
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