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Please help me get deeper DNA testing to help me find my father and his side of family.

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Journey to healing and finding my dad and his family, finding peace and finding myself sense of belonging.

Blenheim, Marlborough

My name is Donté Pickering, I am 13 years old. My mother is Loana Pickering.

Please help me and my mother find my dad or his family. My mother doesn't know him due to the situation mum was put through. However we both want to heal and find peace and happiness. Please help me grow and learn my culture. I took a DNA test and I am 49% melanesian. Vanuatu PNG, Solomon islands, Fiji, samoa which is my father's line. I am needing to get a blood and hair follicle DNA test done to really get deeper and find the exact blood track. I've been bullied for having no father around me or of not knowing who my father is. I'm interested in finding him and the other side of family also the culture I belong to. I have anxiety, and slight depression because of the amount of negativity I get also when it comes to fathers day. Please help me on my journey so I can find a sense of healing and fill the gap that I have had all my life. If I can get the funds to do this I might end up making my journey platform so everyone can watch my progress and hopefully help others in my shoes with their journeys. It will be amazing to find my dad or his families and to be able to grow, learn, and have a clearer happier future. Thank you so much. May God Bless us all. Much love ❤️

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Further DNAs to really break it down, passports, travel, accommodations, food. Laptop or phone helping me to document my journey and progress to inspire others in a similar situation to me and to look back on when I grow up.

Mum will be traveling with me, and being with me every step of the way.

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This campaign started on 28 Jul 2025 and ended on 15 Aug 2025.