A Saskatchewan man says he feels a huge sense of relief after a DNA testing kit helped him learn the identity of his biological father.
Jae Blakley was in his mid-20s when his mother informed him that the deceased man he had called “Dad” wasn’t actually his father. He and his sister had both been conceived using donated sperm.
But DNA kits that came on the market several years ago offered a new option. Blakley ordered kits from 23andMe and Ancestry DNA. Both involved spitting in a tube and sending the DNA to be processed. At first, Blakley’s father wasn’t interested in meeting. But last year, they got together at a pub in Saskatoon. It turns out the donor still lives in the area.
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