084 – There’s A Certain Sense of Completeness

<p>Neal’s search didn’t take off&nbsp;until he was 66 years old!&nbsp;He got a DNA kit for his birthday and within months he was in touch with his paternal family.&nbsp;Ohio’s open original birth certificate&nbsp;help him learn his birth mother’s name, but he&nbsp;couldn’t find a single maternal connection during his search.&nbsp;This episode was just about to&nbsp;be wrapped up to go live, when Neal circled back to share some big news.</p><p><a href="#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read Full Transcript</a>Neal:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.temi.com/editor/t/1a_qdzJQ6zIiZG50NwFSx7IjPoAd9cRgtBbnOkTSOWnmMO_QtS6K5ZqnOlwdQLM-I1nBjeDMTI6Lwae8Qtt1hNZhFiM?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&amp;ts=1.08" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>00:01</u></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He didn’t really remember very much about my biological mother and that’s a, that’s a search that continues to this day. Um, and sort of like, uh, everything that was fast and relatively easy about finding my genetic father and his family has been difficult about trying to find my genetic mother.</p><p>Voices:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.temi.com/editor/t/1a_qdzJQ6zIiZG50NwFSx7IjPoAd9cRgtBbnOkTSOWnmMO_QtS6K5ZqnOlwdQLM-I1nBjeDMTI6Lwae8Qtt1hNZhFiM?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&amp;ts=35.81" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>00:35</u></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?</p><p>Damon:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.temi.com/editor/t/1a_qd