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Days Like this

Andrea Mc Veigh


Andrea remembers September 1980

Andrea Mc Veigh

"I see a man who was totally lost, totally lost..."

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The first time Andrea saw her father cry she was 9 years old. Immediately she knew there was something wrong. Her mother was in the hospital and had been diagnosed with a life threatening illness. Unsure if she would pull through Andrea and her father supported each other through this tough time, determined they would not give up hope. Andrea looks back on this time, now very aware how fragile they really were...

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