I was only 18 when my mother died and had to give up everything to raise my two younger sisters. This is what our lives were like - and the struggles we faced: MELANIE LAMMIN
She knew the ropes – probably better than most of the mums and dads at various stages of fury, anxiety and smugness gathered in the school hall that evening – but her heart was pounding for a wholly different reason.
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