The Secret's Out!

For 9-months I have waited for my secret to come out.  I didn't know what it would be like after the secret was gone, I just knew I needed and wanted it to be gone.

On October 28, 2019, our story was finally released to the world.  That meant our families knew, our friends knew, we were no longer a dirty little secret.  Our group of 9 half-siblings watched together via a private Facebook Messenger group as our story aired.  It was so surreal.  We found comfort in each other. The footage of my suspected biological father was disgusting.  The man looked like an idiot trying to figure out how to answer the questions without incriminating himself.  See for yourself.



After this aired the media came calling.  We had a deluge of emails, phone calls, and texts.  The biggest one we heard from was from CBS National, wanting to interview us to put us on CBS This Morning.  Their story aired Friday, November 1st 2019.




Somehow I convinced myself I would be able to do a live show.  On the same day that the CBS This Morning segment aired I did a live show with Daily Blast Live in Denver.



That same afternoon I received a phone call from my attorney saying that Dr. Jones had surrendered his medical license.  That night, on the same channel that broke our story, this piece aired.



Then on Thursday, November 7, 2019 part 2 of our original piece aired.




We've done other news interviews and our story has literally made it around the world.  From the Daily Mail on SnapChat to a news article that only shows Jones's face and the writing is in an Asian language.

I never thought this would be my life.

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