In the right photo, Rachel, far left, poses with her birth mother, Molly Briner of Fort Recovery, and Briners' other children. In the left photo, Rachel (bottom left) poses with her adoptive parents, Meri and Jon of Michigan, and her sister Kori.
Editors note: The last name of the adopted child and her adoptive family were not used in the story at their request.
An untimely birth 15 years ago led to a unique union of two families 300 miles apart. [
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