Health Issues

The little boy underwent open-heart surgery which later explained that Justin was born with congenital heart failure. Doctors were sure that this condition must have been explained at the time of his birth but nothing was mentioned in the adoption report. Justin grew up thinking that his parents left him because of the disease.

His Story

Justin later told in an interview: “I was content with what I thought was my story. And what I thought was that my mother may have been a prostitute. A young prostitute who had a baby out of wedlock”.

 

Biotech Company

23andMe is a genomics and biotechnology company. It is based in California, the same city where Justin was living. Over the years, this company became one of the best in its field of hierarchy and relations. 

On Friend’s Advice

So, after listening to Justin’s story, one of his friends suggested him to get his DNA tested with the company and Justin saved some money for a few months before getting the test done. His friend motivated him to give it a last try to find out his relatives.

Fifth Cousin

In 2014, Justin eventually got the test done, at the time when he wasn’t even aware that he had an elder sister. “I was hoping to find a fifth cousin, as weird as that sounds,” he later said about his views while getting the test reports.

Waiting Eagerly

Finally, the siblings were about to meet at the Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, and this moment was filmed by Justin’s friend. Justin was waiting for his elder blood sister at the airport. He was so eager to see her that he reached there an hour before her arriving time. So, the picture is of the moment when they met 34 years after their separation.