This isn’t a medical story per se, but I offer it here as an example of how important family relationships and history are to health, healthcare, and general happiness and well-being. And the story does have medical implications, which I will explore at a future date.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy what is intended to be a heartwarming story of loss and recovery—a happy reunion with my sister after a half-century of separation. It appears here with my family’s permission.

• My Sister’s Story – Adoption & Reunion: Part 1—Adoption

• My Sister’s Story – Adoption & Reunion: Part 2—Recognition

• My Sister’s Story – Adoption & Reunion: Part 3— Communion

• My Sister’s Story – Adoption & Reunion: Part 4—Reunion

• My Sister’s Story – Adoption & Reunion: Epilogue—The Wonders of Sisterhood & Synchronicity