At age 35, Lynne Spencer’s mom told her that a sperm donor had been used in her conception.  Wow, so much made sense all of a sudden!  Lynne knew she had to talk about it, and had to find her biological father.  After 20 years of going down rabbit holes and stalking the wrong people based on lies from the doctor, a half-brother appeared on 23andme.  When he did a Y-DNA test, Lynne was able to solve the mystery of the donor, who had passed away.  She has been in touch with his son, and they now have 75 DNA confirmed siblings.  Sharing this journey is sister Nichole McLendon.  Nichole did a DNA test in 2019 and after contact from a half-sibling found out she was part of our clan in Oct. 2020.  Having not been told she was donor conceived, this led to a whirlwind of questions, answers, fractures, and connections on the path to understanding what this meant to her.  Lynne and Nichole both went through intense grief processes, and the feelings continue to surface.  They have had many sibling gatherings, and the sense of family has grown over the years.