My Husband Said a Foster Child Would Leave With Nothing—Then a DNA Match Brought a Man With a Silver Cane to Our Divorce Hearing
“Yes.”
“Then follow the medical advice.
Not knowing your biological family doesn’t make you an unfit mother.”
I needed that sentence more than I expected.
The clinic had information about a laboratory on North Avenue.
At the lab, staff explained the distinction between medical genetic screening and a relative-matching service.
Neither could produce a complete history of my ancestors or guarantee a child would never develop a condition.
I chose the $200 testing option offered and, separately, consented to the optional family-matching program.
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