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When Lisa Wright set out to find her birth mother, she never guessed the woman might have been right in front of her all along.
For more than 50 years, Wright — whose adoption was closed — didn’t look for her biological relatives … that is, until she had a child of her own, she said during aninterviewwith theTodayshow.
Wright’s son suggested a DNA test to find out more about her genetics. When she received the results, they came with a family match,Todayreports.
“I get an alert, and it says, ‘This person is your uncle,’ " Wright said. “So I just reached out and said, ‘If you’re open to it, I would love to chat with you to see what all of this means.’ "
A few days later, Wright and her biological uncle were able to connect for a phone call.
“I said, ‘Well, I was born on Dec. 10, 1964. I was told that my biological mom was very young when she had me. She moved to L.A. because she wanted to be in Hollywood.’ And then he just stopped me right there,” she recalled. “And so he goes, ‘Lisa, you’re my niece. We’ve been looking for you. We’ve all been looking for you.’ "
It didn’t take long after that phone call for Wright to hear from her biological mom.
“A voice on the other end says, ‘Is this my daughter?’ And then I just went, ‘Oh, my God, is this my mother?’ " Wright said. “And then she goes, ‘Yes, sweetie, this is your mom.’ It was just the most indescribable feeling.”
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Since Wright’s adoption was closed, Moody didn’t know what had happened to her daughter. She toldTodaythat she’d never had other children, and she’d dreamed of a day where she could reconnect with Wright.
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She continued, “When I found out that she was my daughter, at that moment, it was like I was giving birth. Because I lost my legs, I was on the floor in a fetal position, screaming and crying. I didn’t know how deep that hole was.”
source: people.com
