Putting The Pieces Together

While growing up, Alanko tried various times to get back to her brother but failed. All she was lacking was some more relevant information. She didn’t even remember his name. She had no clue if the dreams that she had and the childhood memories her mother talked of were true or not.

Trip To Seoul

Alanko started by asking her mom the name of her brother and got to know the first name. With that information, Alanko started to look for her younger brother on Facebook. As expected nothing was going to pop up just by the first name.

The determination to find her brother took her back to her hometown; Seoul.

Back To Square On

From the local police station to the orphanage, Renee did all that she could. Unfortunately, Renee returned from her hometown empty-handed. Without any useful information, she started to lose hope to find her brother. After all, he could be living anywhere across the globe!

Hopes Arising Again

In May 2018, Renee decided to take a DNA test through 23andMe as her husband and herself were planning to have a baby and they wanted to know all about their hereditary health links. She wasn’t looking for her brother anymore.

DNA Relatives

Renee recalled the date, May 26, 2018, and thanked God that the reports were all fine. Then she went on saying: “Then I started exploring the other tabs just to see what else was on there, and I saw under ‘Tools’ it said, ‘DNA relatives’ and I said, oh and I just clicked on it thinking, yeah, I’ll probably have a trillion 5th cousins and stuff.” But the incredible truth popped on her screen the moment she clicked.

Unexpected Results

Completely opposite of what she expected, the website showed a man’s profile. His name was Justin, a 35-year-old resident of Sam, Oregon. The notification popped: “23andMe predicts this is your brother.”