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Our Three Fathers

As a wedding planner, Wendy Wojcik pays close attention to even the smallest of details, yet in her own life she always ignored one big one – the identity of her biological father. That all changed...

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Drama in the Family

After she retired from teaching theater at a Florida college, Julia Gagne’s life took on its own unexpected dramatic arc. Although she’d been adopted at birth more than 65 years ago, Julia hadn’t spent...

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Whoa 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...

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The 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...

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A 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...

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Using 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...

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Connecting 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...

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23andMe 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...

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23andMe 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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