Tragic Diagnosis Leads Millionaire to Uncover Dark Family Secret

Hard to Process

“I was told that all of the patients with CF which [the doctors] dealt with at the hospital, no male had conceived a child,” he said. “After that, I just had that feeling of ringing in my ears after you hit your head really hard. Nothing seemed to sink in.”

Confronting His Ex-Wife

In the hospital parking lot, Richard composed a text to his ex-wife, Kate. He and Kate had been divorced for nearly a decade after what Richard described as a “cold and joyless” marriage, but there were no major problems between them. At least, not until now.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.