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Radio Leicester,5 mins

Leicester Dad's heartwarming story goes viral

Ady Dayman

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A Leicester man has gone viral with his Twitter post, looking back at the last 10 years fostering a disabled boy who was in a respite children’s home. Adrian was just 10 when his long-term foster parent died-- and, following an appeal, was eventually taking in by Barney Thorne and his partner Layanne. Go and check out Barney's Twitter thread-- it's something which will make you smile on this Friday morning.

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