Laura Mclean, 32, was put up for adoption as a baby in 1990 by her mum Janine Henderson, 50, who wanted a better life for her. <br /><br />Curious Laura grew up knowing she was adopted - but didn't know her birth mum's name, age or location.<br /><br />She started to look for Janine last year and submitted a DNA sample to 23andMe after endless searches on google and facebook provided no answers.<br /><br />Two months after sending off her sample she got an email to say she'd matched with a "half-sister" in Canada.<br /><br />Actually, the match was her aunt Leanne MacDonald, 35, who emailed to say: "We have been looking for you for years."<br /><br />Within days she was Facetiming her mum Janine in an emotional video call, and they met for the first time in three decades in September 2022.<br /><br />Laura, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, said: "I went through a washer machine of emotion.<br /><br />"It was overwhelming but I was happy, no human could go through that and not find it overwhelming.<br /><br />"I didn't know what I was missing until I connected with my biological family.
