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Saved by the daughter I ran away from

When Matjames Metson was 18, his partner gave birth to a baby girl. Matjames couldn't handle it and ran away from them. Years later he received a phone that would change his life.

When Matjames Metson was 18, his partner gave birth to a baby girl named Tyler. Overwhelmed by the circumstances, Matjames decided to run away. Sixteen years later, when he was at his lowest point in his life, Matjames got a phone call from Tyler - the daughter he had left behind. He told Jo Fidgen how that phone call changed his life.

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(Picture: Matjames Metson and his daughter Tyler Hurwitz. Credit: Courtesy of Tyler Hurwitz)

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