People Whose Lives Were Shaken by 23andMe

Spit into a tube, send it to a few smart guys in lab jackets, and in just a few weeks, you have a better-than-nothing breakdown of your roots and family tree. For many people, the DNA test results are fun — cute even. But recently, people from around the world have shared their life-changing forays into the murky world of ancestry. These folks weren't just surprised by results, their entire lives were completely upended!

The Only Blonde

All her life, 72-year-old Denice Juneski never fit in with her family. She was the only blonde in a brood of brunettes and redheads, and found she wasn't in the same ballpark as the rest of them when it came to athleticism.

Must Be A Mistake...

Yet, when she took a 23andMe ancestry test, it still surprised her she shared absolutely zero in common with any member of her family. This was a mistake, she knew, so she ordered another DNA kit.

This Was No Mistake

The results were the same. That left her with only one conclusion: "Either 23andMe made a mistake" she thought to herself, thinking of her blonde hair and her family's red and brunette tops. Or...

A Small Possibility

"Or I was switched at birth," she concluded. In her suggested list of relatives was a younger woman she'd never heard of; she reached out to the young woman, who then compelled her 72-year-old aunt, Linda Jourdeans, below, to take a test.