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X-WR-CALDESC:*DNA Discovery Support Group Meets on July 17 (vs July 4). In 
 August\, this group returns to its monthly '1st Tuesday' schedule.*\n\nIf 
 you have either found family using commercial DNA testing or been found by
  family who used commercial DNA testing (examples of commercial DNA testin
 g are Ancestry.com\, Family Tree DNA\, 23&Me\, My Heritage\, etc.) then th
 is is the group for you. You do not need to have a formal adoption connect
 ion to be in this group\, but you do need to have a DNA discovery for this
  group to be relevant to you. Examples include individuals with a known co
 nnection to adoption such as birth/first parents\, grandparents\, and sibl
 ings\, adoptees\, donor-conceived individuals\; also\, individuals with un
 expected parentage results among those not adopted such as unknown child d
 iscovery\, unexpected niece\, nephew or cousin discovery\, individuals dis
 covering they are donor-conceived or adopted (late discovery adoptees)\; a
 nyone who has who found unknown siblings. international adoptees connectin
 g to family including cousins\, unexpected grandparent discoveries\, and t
 he many other scenarios that are surprising folks with today's widespread 
 commercial DNA testing.\n\nWhy is this group needed?\nFinding family\, or 
 being found - whether you are looking or not - is a major life event. It c
 an upend long-held beliefs about ourselves and challenge the very things t
 hat make us feel like\, well...\, ourselves. Things like biological parent
 age\, ethnicity\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a few. There are a
 lso a myriad of reactions from those who have either unexpectedly found us
  or to the news that we have found them. Sometimes those reactions are not
  what we had hoped for\, or what we anticipated. It can all be very overwh
 elming. This group will focus on supporting each other during and after su
 ch DNA discoveries. These are not one time events\; they are lifelong jour
 neys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\nThis peer support group is not 
 meant to replace conventional therapy or to delve into the technical aspec
 ts of understanding your DNA results\, but rather serve as additional supp
 ort on your personal journey to integrate your DNA findings into your life
 . Through listening and sharing with your peers\, the hope is you will get
  the support you need to face the challenges that your DNA discoveries hav
 e presented. The focus of this group is on the emotional journey\, and not
  the technical aspects of DNA results or the interpretation of results.\n
 \nMeeting Information:\nThis meeting is a virtual meeting led by trained\,
  volunteer facilitators Becky and Oliver\, held on the first Tuesday of ev
 ery month from 8-10 pm ET. The meeting is held via the Zoom platform (whic
 h can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phon
 e) and will require an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-r
 egistration is required and can be completed by clicking on the registrati
 on button in the right-hand corner of this page and following the prompts 
 for registration.  \n\nThe meetings are free and open to anyone touched by
  a DNA Discovery. Membership in Adoption Network Cleveland helps provide t
 he support that makes DNA Discovery Support Meetings possible\, and we ask
  all who attend to consider joining as a member at: https://www.adoptionne
 twork.org/get-involved/become-a-member.html \n
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DESCRIPTION:*DNA Discovery Support Group Meets on July 17 (vs July 4). In A
 ugust\, this group returns to its monthly '1st Tuesday' schedule.*\n\nIf y
 ou have either found family using commercial DNA testing or been found by 
 family who used commercial DNA testing (examples of commercial DNA testing
  are Ancestry.com\, Family Tree DNA\, 23&Me\, My Heritage\, etc.) then thi
 s is the group for you. You do not need to have a formal adoption connecti
 on to be in this group\, but you do need to have a DNA discovery for this 
 group to be relevant to you. Examples include individuals with a known con
 nection to adoption such as birth/first parents\, grandparents\, and sibli
 ngs\, adoptees\, donor-conceived individuals\; also\, individuals with une
 xpected parentage results among those not adopted such as unknown child di
 scovery\, unexpected niece\, nephew or cousin discovery\, individuals disc
 overing they are donor-conceived or adopted (late discovery adoptees)\; an
 yone who has who found unknown siblings. international adoptees connecting
  to family including cousins\, unexpected grandparent discoveries\, and th
 e many other scenarios that are surprising folks with today's widespread c
 ommercial DNA testing.\n\nWhy is this group needed?\nFinding family\, or b
 eing found - whether you are looking or not - is a major life event. It ca
 n upend long-held beliefs about ourselves and challenge the very things th
 at make us feel like\, well...\, ourselves. Things like biological parenta
 ge\, ethnicity\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a few. There are al
 so a myriad of reactions from those who have either unexpectedly found us 
 or to the news that we have found them. Sometimes those reactions are not 
 what we had hoped for\, or what we anticipated. It can all be very overwhe
 lming. This group will focus on supporting each other during and after suc
 h DNA discoveries. These are not one time events\; they are lifelong journ
 eys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\nThis peer support group is not m
 eant to replace conventional therapy or to delve into the technical aspect
 s of understanding your DNA results\, but rather serve as additional suppo
 rt on your personal journey to integrate your DNA findings into your life.
  Through listening and sharing with your peers\, the hope is you will get 
 the support you need to face the challenges that your DNA discoveries have
  presented. The focus of this group is on the emotional journey\, and not 
 the technical aspects of DNA results or the interpretation of results.\n\n
 Meeting Information:\nThis meeting is a virtual meeting led by trained\, v
 olunteer facilitators Becky and Oliver\, held on the first Tuesday of ever
 y month from 8-10 pm ET. The meeting is held via the Zoom platform (which 
 can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone)
  and will require an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-reg
 istration is required and can be completed by clicking on the registration
  button in the right-hand corner of this page and following the prompts fo
 r registration.  \n\nThe meetings are free and open to anyone touched by a
  DNA Discovery. Membership in Adoption Network Cleveland helps provide the
  support that makes DNA Discovery Support Meetings possible\, and we ask a
 ll who attend to consider joining as a member at: https://www.adoptionnetw
 ork.org/get-involved/become-a-member.html \n
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SUMMARY:DNA Discovery Support Group facilitated by Becky and Oliver
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