Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Patty never knew her biological father.

All she knew was that he was a Norwegian sailor who left New Orleans in 1970.

After decades of searching, a DNA test and family history research helped connect the pieces and led her to Norway, where she finally met the father she had never known.

This is the story of a reunion 52 years in the making.

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