Two North Dakota men are suing a local hospital after discovering they were switched at birth nearly four decades ago, a revelation brought to light by a surprise result from a direct-to-consumer genetic test.The men joined Fox & Friends on Thursday to discuss their journey.The mix-up was uncovered two years ago when Kyle Bylin received an at-home DNA test as a gift.Bylin says he was shocked when the results showed no genetic match to anyone in the family that raised him.TWO FAMILIES SUE NORTH DAKOTA HOSPITAL ON ALLEGATIONS BABIES WERE SWITCHED AT BIRTH"It was absolutely mind-blowing," Bylin told Fox & Friends.
"We knew the DNA trail didn’t make sense, but to find out you’ve been switched at birth is a huge revelation."Instead, the data pointed to a biological aunt, leading Bylin to her nephew, Jeremy Morrison.Subsequent DNA testing confirmed that Morrison and Bylin had been raised by each other’s biological families."[My parents] will always be my parents.
A DNA test isn’t going to change 38 years of memories overnight," Morrison said.Kyle Bylin and Jeremy Morrison were the only two babies born at Unity Medical Center in Grafton, North Dakota, on Jan.26, 1988, the lawsuit says.
(Google Maps)Morrison recalled having long-standing doubts while growing up, noting that he often made light of the physical differences between himself and the woman who raised him.MELINDA FRENCH GATES SAYS IT TOOK 3 DOCTORS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION SHE WAS SUFFERING FROM"I kind of had a feeling inside that I was adopted or, you know, she stole me or something like that," Morrison said.But that doesn’t necessarily mean he’d change what happened, he added."It’s a little bit of nature, a little bit of nurture, and you end up with the life that you have," he said when asked if he’d go back and undo the switch.SISTERS IN VIRAL VIDEO REVEAL TRUTH OF 'EERIE' FAMILY PHOTO THEY DISCOVERED AT RENTAL HOMEThe emotional toll of the discovery has weighed heavily on both men ...