Maia’s fun hobby uncovered a devastating family secret
Maia Emmons-Boring, 43
Idly browsing online, an ad popped up on my screen.
It’s on sale! I thought, excitedly.
The ad was for a genealogy DNA testing kit that I’d been keen to try for ages, but as a mum of four kids I really couldn’t justify the cost.
‘I’d love to take one and try to trace my dad’s family tree,’ I’d said to my husband Brent, 43, not long before. ‘But they’re just too expensive.’
I knew my dad, John, 68, had roots in Eastern
