J-Mac: Reconnecting w/Lost Sister

Jimmy-Mac: Long story short, I was raised by my grandmother and have not VERY limited contact with my father (who passed this year) or that side of the family. After non seeing my half sister for around 25 years, I woke up to a message on my phone last Tuesday morning that went, “hi Jimmy, I found you online and think you might be my little brother that I have not seen since he was 5”. Needless to say the message sent shivers down my spine as I had been looking for her for a loooong time. Longer story short, she did not have very much contact with that side of the family as well but over the past week or so I have been reunited with this wonderful beautiful person and feel such an incredible connection with. More below.

Question: Have you ever reconnected with a long-lost relative or friend?

We’ve talked for hours on end, we’ve traded emails and she is coming to visit sometime in January (she was actually supposed to be in CDA a month ago, weird, right?) I’ve had kind of a unique parental situation and now have someone that can kind of relate to me on so many levels. Crazy. Crazy rad.