Babies switched at birth meet 56 years later

May 11, 2009 8:54 AM

HEPPNER, Ore. -- Two baby girls switched at birth 56 years
ago have finally found out about the mistake.
      DeeAnn Angell of Fossil and Kay Rene Reed of Condon learned
about the mistake from an 86-year-old woman who was a former
neighbor.
      The former neighbor said that one of the girls' mothers,
Marjorie Angell, insisted back in 1953 that she had been given the
wrong baby after nurses returned from bathing them.
      But her concerns were brushed off.
      With both sets of parents dead, the Reed and Angell siblings
compared notes and family stories, learning that rumors of a mix-up
had been around for years.
      Kay Rene Reed decided to get some DNA testing done, and that
confirmed the mistake.
      But she and DeeAnn say there just have to move forward with
their lives now, and they celebrated their latest birthday together
earlier this month.
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      Information from: East Oregonian