50 year old Daryl Perez, of Albuquerque New Mexico has always known he was adopted as a baby., His wife Amy has always thought he should know more about where he came from even though Daryl said he really didn't have much interest in it himself. For his birthday one of the gifts she gave him was a DNA test kit. He begrudgingly took the test, and 2 weeks later he was speaking with his biological brother in El Paso, Texas.
During that phone call with his brother, Daryl learned that he also had a sister and that his biological mother was still alive and also living in El Paso. Overwhelmed with emotion, Daryl said he didn't get any more work that day. “My emotions were through the roof! I hadn't expected to feel this way but I desperately wanted to meet them all"!
His brother arranged for his sister to join him in a trip to their moms house the next week and the family was united for the first time ever! He then travelled to meet his family in person.
The reunion has profoundly impacted Daryl’s life and demeanor, according to Amy, who notes that her husband is now "a better person" because of the experience. Daryl himself says, “I actually feel like a different person now. Knowing these are my blood relatives is just different. I never got a chance to be a good kid. And now I feel like I’m finally getting my chance to show my mom that this is me. I really want her to be proud of me”