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DNA Test Reveals Childhood Friends Are Sisters After 40 Years
12 Aug
Summary
- Childhood friends discovered they are biological sisters via DNA test.
- The sisters were adopted as infants from India and grew up in the Netherlands.
- They felt an immediate connection upon meeting as teenagers in 1996.
Two women, Meena Geltink, 43, and Minal Tijssen, 44, have discovered they are biological sisters after growing up as childhood friends. Both were adopted as infants from orphanages in India and raised by different families in the Netherlands.
As teenagers in 1996, they met at a gathering for adopted children and felt an immediate, strong connection. Their friends noted their resemblance, and they exchanged addresses, even jokingly calling each other 'sis.' However, they lost touch for 15 years.
In April 2026, a MyHeritage DNA test revealed a 100% match, confirming their sibling relationship. Geltink described the reunion as finding a missing puzzle piece, expressing a feeling of being 'home' when she sees her sister.
Tijssen, who lives in France, initially couldn't believe the DNA results, which popped up on her phone. She recounted how the realization dawned on her after finding Geltink on social media. They are now spending extensive time reconnecting, sharing tears, hugs, and laughter over their extraordinary reunion.
