Two sisters who were adopted from South Korea and separated at birth have finally been reunited after spending 36 years unaware they had an identical twin.
The questions began after one twin, Molly Sinert, was left with questions after a genetic test revealed that she had a close relative with enough shared DNA to be her daughter.
"I clicked on the close relative and I didn't understand it," Sinert said, according to "Good Morning America." "You share 49.96% DNA with this person. We predict that she's your daughter. This is obviously not right, because I've never gone into labor, I don't have children."
Sinert, who was born in South Korea and adopted by an American family, grew up in Florida. Little did she know, she had an identical twin sister named Emily Bushnell who grew up in Philladelphia.
The two women, now 36, spent their entire lives not knowing the other existed. Both Sinert and Bushnell attended proms, graduations, and marriages unaware they had an identical twin sister doing the same.
That was until Bushnell’s 11-year-old daughter Isabel, encouraged her mom to look further into her family tree.
"I wanted to do the DNA test because she was adopted,” Isabel said. "I wanted to find out if I had more family on her side."
Bushnell was immediately shocked by what she found.
"A hole was immediately filled in my heart," Bushnell said. "Although I have family who love me and adore me and have been absolutely wonderful, there was always a feeling of disconnection. Finding out that I had an identical twin sister just made everything so clear. It all makes sense."
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The two began communication right way, sharing photos throughout their lives that were eerily similar.
"Our senior prom picture ... we were both wearing a beaded dress with a strapless style and our hair was exactly the same," Bushnell said. "I realized this is probably one of the many twin moments we'll discover."
"This is the happiest moment of my life," Bushnell added. "I can honestly say that. I was robbed of the last 36 years of a life that I could have had with my twin. But at the same time, I'm very grateful and excited for what lies ahead."
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