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72-Year-Old Eagan Woman Learns She Was Switched At Birth
On Dec. 19, 1945, two girls were born in Saint Paul 30 minutes apart. The rest is history.

EAGAN, MN — Fate has a strange way of revealing itself. Both at age 72, Denice Juneski and Linda Jourdeans learned they were switched at birth.
Juneski, who lives in Eagan, discovered the strange, life-altering story just a few weeks ago.
Curious about her personal health history, Juneski submitted her DNA to genealogy website 23andMe. She was surprised at the report listing her blood relatives; she didn't recognize a single name.
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So what happened? Jourdeans and Juneski were unknowingly living each other's life, reports KARE 11.
It turns out two girls were born on the morning of Dec. 19, 1945 at Saint Paul's Bethesda Hospital 30 minutes apart; Denice Mary Mayer and Linda Jean Nielsen. The rest is history.
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