Happy Father’s Day 2018
One of the best gifts for Father’s Day is getting to spend some time with your son or daughter, especially if you haven’t been able to do that before. This year, 23andMe brought together five fathers...
View Article23andMe Helps Adoptee Find Biological Family
He hadn’t given up looking, but Richard had long ago stopped expecting he’d find anything about his biological family.A 50-year-old adoptee, he’d been stymied for years by sealed adoption records. So...
View Article23andMe Reunites Yadira’s Family
Yadira Riveria in an undated photo.Yadira Rivera, a strong independent woman, always told her three young children about the daughter she gave up before they were born. Her children — Daniel, Marcos,...
View ArticleWhoa Nelly
If Lisa hadn’t used 23andMe, it’s hard to imagine how she would have ever known about Nelly. Lisa hadn’t been searching for her. When she tested with 23andMe, Lisa was mostly just curious about the...
View ArticleThe Gift
The stories all start the same – with a 23andMe kit given at Christmas – but then they follow their own fascinating narratives that are as unique as the customers who share them with us. Almost daily...
View ArticleA Wish Comes True
Maria Biskie spent her life searching. Born in the Philippines in 1973, she never knew her father. In her lowest moments, she’d longed to have him by her side. That day came earlier this year, after...
View ArticleUsing 23andMe To Find Family
Paul Leventhal is a patient man.Paul, right, and his brother Jimmy.In his 70s now, he’s been searching for his biological father since he was 18.More than two years ago, we wrote about Paul finding his...
View ArticleConnecting with Family Across Borders
For International Day of Families, 23andMe wanted to share with you what amounts to an international family story.Life has been good for Paul Knoll. He and his wife raised two sons and a daughter. For...
View Article23andMe Christmas Gifts Reunite Mother and Son
By Amanda McCorquodale For Christmas a few years ago, Tami Hawley’s brother gave her a 23andMe kit, a life-changing gift that ultimately connected her to the son she’d given up for adoption more than...
View Article23andMe Helps Adoptee Find Birth Family
It wasn’t until she was 30 that Bonnie dared to search for the details of her birth. An adoptee with loving parents and a brother and sister she adored, Bonnie said she never asked for more...
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