This is nice. And bizarre. But still nice.
Joellen Cottrell gave birth at the tender of 16. She gave the child up for adoption. Later, Joellen had a daughter, Candace Eloph, and told her that somewhere out there, she had a half-brother.
30 years later, Candace moves to Shreveport, Louisiana. Some guy named Jamie Wheat lives across the street. One day they're chatting, and find out that Jamie was adopted. And that Candace's mother gave someone up for adoption. They compare notes. Lots of coincidences.
Except that they weren't coincidences. Turns out Jamie Wheat was Joellen Cottrell's biological son.
To make sure, Joellen and Jamie took DNA tests, which showed a 99.995% chance that they were related. Bingo. CNN has video of the family opening the envelope:
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What are the odds? They have to be astronomical, right? It certainly beats the switched at birth story.
Side note: on today's Babble Talk Radio, Shannon gave us a lot to think about regarding adoption. Click here to listen.
Source: CNN
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