Comfort

Her kids rushed to hug her, confused about what is happening. Lydia didn’t tell them anything because she didn’t want to put that kind of pressure on them. She wanted to shield them from the harsh possibilities of living without each other. She hugged them tightly and promised to herself she will do everything in her power to keep her family together.

New Baby

With the birth of her third kid, the judges in the court passed an order to take blood samples from the infant. The birth of her third child was far from being a happy memory for Lydia. She felt like a criminal who was under constant observation of the investigators, waiting for her to make one mistake and prove them right. 

Negative

Despite witnessing the birth of her third child, the court went and believed the test results which ones again proved that the newborn was not related to Lydia. Lydia’s frustration knew no bounds. But there was one thing which exceeded her frustration, it was fear. The fear of losing her kids. She knew she had to figure out something fast if she wants to hold onto her kids.

More Tests

Desperate for some answers, Lydia went through more tests. Anything which could prove her children belong to her. She gave tissue samples from her skin, hair, and other organs. Yet, nothing seemed to match her kids’ DNA. Lydia struggled to remain strong after facing defeat over and over again. She knew there has to be some way this could be sorted.

A Ray Of Hope

To help out Lydia, her mother came forward and offered to get her DNA test done. To their relief, the DNAs between the kids and their grandmother matched! This proved that there has to be some link between Lydia and her kids that the tests are unable to detect. For Lydia, this proof was enough to convince the courts but her lawyer managed to find something even more remarkable.

Karen Keegan

Alan found an article about a 52-year-old woman named Karen Keegan who lives across the country in Boston. The woman went through a genetic test in search of a kidney donor, however, the results of the test showed that she is not related to two of her children but is related to the third child. This confusion pushed the doctors to do further research about the case and what they discovered made it to the New England Journal Of Medicine.