An adopted Ohio woman who was searching for her biological mom was left stunned after learning that the woman she was looking for was actually a co-worker at the same company.
La-Sonya Mitchell-Clark found out her mother’s name was Francine Simmons after the state’s Department of Health released birth records for those born between Jan. 1964 and Sept. 1996.
The 38-year-old, from Youngstown, searched for her on Facebook, reports WYTV.
And she was shocked to discover that they both in fact worked for teleservices firm InfoCision in nearby Boardman.
It then clicked — and Mitchell-Clark realized that her birth mom worked in volunteer recruitment on the front desk of her company.
The duo spoke for the first time in almost four decades over the phone, where they learned that they lived just six minutes apart.
And Mitchell-Clark also discovered that she had three sisters, one of which also works at InfoCision.
Company spokeswoman Samantha Wells described the reunion as “wonderful.”
She said Mitchell-Clark had worked there for four years, while her mom had been there for 10.
“They would come in contact around the building and during events such as our corporate summer cookouts, parties, and using the facilities or in the hallway,” she added.
But neither of them knew the other’s true identity, reports ABC News.
Simmons, who was forced to give up her daughter after getting pregnant at age 14, said she was “still in shock” about the “amazing” development.
And Mitchell-Clark’s new found sister Kamala Cummings, who works at the same business, said she “felt a sense of relief” for her mother.
“It’s just amazing that all this time we’re thinking about her and trying to find her and she was trying to find us, too,” added her other sibling Maisha Cummings.
Mitchell-Clark, who said she’d always wanted to know who her biological mom was, said her adoptive parents were happy for her.
“My mom and dad have always been supportive of me. (They’ve) always encouraged me to look for them. They’re going to be a part of this, too,” she told WYTV.
“Now, we’ve got a bigger extended family where we can just be together,” she added.
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