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Adopted Dutch Women Uncover Biological Sisterhood After Decades Apart
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Discovery of Shared Birthplace and Biological Ties
Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen, both born in the early 1980s in Mumbai, India, were each adopted as infants by separate Dutch families. Although raised in neighboring Dutch towns, they only learned they were biological sisters after meeting through an adoption-agency gathering.
Early Adoption and Reunion
The girls first met in their early teens at an event organized by the agency that had placed them for adoption. They exchanged telephone numbers and addresses, maintaining a close friendship that resembled that of sisters. Over the years they wrote letters about school, friends, boys, dancing, sports, and a shared love of the Backstreet Boys. Meena, now 43, recalls the moment vividly:
> “At dinner, I kept looking at her the whole time,” — Both Meena
Both women continued to address each other as “Sis,” reflecting the depth of their bond despite the lack of any known blood relation at the time.
Lost Contact and Recent Reconnection
Approximately 15 years ago, the correspondence ended when Minal moved to France and Meena became occupied with the birth of her first child. After a long hiatus, the two women have recently re-established contact, confirming through personal records that they share the same biological parents from Mumbai. Their reunion underscores the lasting impact of early-life adoption connections, even when families are separated by geography and time.