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03/04/2012

The widow of a British bomb disposal expert on how she coped with her grief by going public.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, Christina Schmid the widow of a British bomb disposal expert tells us how she coped with her grief by going public. She has written a book about her life with her husband entitled Always By My Side.

And we also hear from the Afghan family who respond to the pressure to have a son by dressing their youngest daughter as a boy.

And Evan Atar, the doctor in Sudan who risked his life to treat victims of cross-border fighting.

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28 minutes

Last on

Wed 4 Apr 201201:32GMT

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  • Tue 3 Apr 201212:32GMT
  • Tue 3 Apr 201219:32GMT
  • Tue 3 Apr 201223:32GMT
  • Wed 4 Apr 201201:32GMT

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