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Triumph over double childhood tragedies

When a child is born, the parents and the society expect it will have the best life. However, as fate would have it, things don’t always work out as expected. Here is my story.

At 4 years of age, I joined what I call the 5 percent double tragedy club. I joined 5 percent of other unlucky kids who experience early parental loss when I lost my beloved dad.

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