Secret sisters

Sisters Annie Ijpelaar and Sheila Anne Fry were both adopted as babies shortly after WWII. The women never knew anything about their birth father, or each other – until now. 

👯‍♀️ 🔦 Finding each other... It was Annie's son who kicked off the search for his mom's biological family. Thanks to a DNA test, he was able to get in touch with Sheila's daughter-in-law, who then connected the two sisters. 

• Annie and Sheila met over video chat last year. Recently, they finally were able to meet in person. 

🗯 What they're saying: “It was like looking in the mirror and talking to myself," said Sheila. "It was amazing."

Annie agreed. “It was very special, and we immediately connected... it felt very strange and also natural to see and talk to my sister after all these years."