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An adopted woman found her mum using a DNA site and Facebook after decades of searching - allowing her to reunite with her grandma just days before her death.
Rachel Ruiz, 35, always knew she was adopted, and was given information about her birth mum - including a handwritten letter - on her 18th birthday.
But it contained limited information, and after unsuccessful online searches and attempts to unseal her records, she was no closer to finding her other family.
She eventually turned to ancestory.com and while her messages to relatives went unanswered, it led her to her grandfather's obituary.
Rachel tracked down her birth mum, Angie Howard, 52, on Facebook - and knew instantly it was a match due to their similar appearance.
