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Switched @ Birth

ORG XMIT: ORPEN101 Kay Rene Qualls, left, of Heppner, Ore., and DeeAnn Shafer, of Richland, Wash., pose for a photo in front of the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner, Ore., May 6, 2009. They found out recently that they were switched shortly after being born 56 years ago. (AP Photo/E.J. Harris, East Oregonian) (E.j. Harris / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: ORPEN101 Kay Rene Qualls, left, of Heppner, Ore., and DeeAnn Shafer, of Richland, Wash., pose for a photo in front of the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner, Ore., May 6, 2009. They found out recently that they were switched shortly after being born 56 years ago. (AP Photo/E.J. Harris, East Oregonian) (E.j. Harris / The Spokesman-Review)

Kay Rene Qualls, left, of Heppner, Ore., and DeeAnn Shafer, of Richland, Wash., pose for a photo in front of the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner, Ore. They found out recently that they were switched shortly after being born 56 years ago. (AP Photo/E.J. Harris, East Oregonian)

Question: Have you ever felt that you were switched at birth, considering the family that raised you -- and your extended family?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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