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I left for you

Raquel left her children to work abroad, so she could give them a better life. “I still remember the pain.” Her daughter Alyssa shares her feelings about their years apart.

Episode 14 letter writer: Raquel

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18 minutes

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Mon 5 Sep 202209:32GMT
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