Two long-lost sisters who for eight decades never knew the other existed have met for the first time.
Shirley and Freda had a lifetime to catch up on when they came face-to-face today at a nursing home in the town of Wyee in NSW Lake Macquarie region.
“Oh Freda, it’s Shirley, it’s Shirley,” 81-year-old Shirley said.
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“I have missed all these years, all these years, darling.
“How beautiful you are, look at you at 93, I’m so blessed to have you as my sister.”
The half-siblings discovered each other six weeks ago after Freda’s daughter Susan discovered a DNA link during an ancestry search.
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“I couldn’t believe it, I think I had to read it a few times to make sure it was right,” Shirley said.
Freda was adopted as a baby and Shirley was born to the same mother 12 years later.
During their first moments together, the sisters embraced in a long hug.
“Freda, you are a beautiful sister and I love forever and ever,” Shirley said.
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