“It’s true,” my friend said.  With those two words, months of uncertainty and confusion came to an end. My husband was having an affair. We had been married for three years. Two of which I  suppose  you could call honeymoon years. The third was  where our relationship started deteriorating.  It was not drastic or anything…

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My name is Stuart Byrne. I was brought up as a Roman Catholic and had very devout Catholic parents. I was baptised, did my Holy Communion and my Confirmation. I was even close to being an altar boy as my brother and cousin were. I attended church religiously on weekends and even attended weekdays early…

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During my upbringing, I can remember the arguments of my parents, usually because my of father’s alcohol addiction.  This lasted for many years, so I kept to myself and did not burden them with my problems.  When I reached the age of 17 I met my first serious boyfriend.  He was perfect in my eyes. …

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I was born with mild Cerebral Palsy which affects my speech and hand movement. This obviously causes its difficulties and my parents have been very good over the years with dealing with me. Because of my Cerebral Palsy, I attended St Martin’s school until I joined up with my peers in St Paul Nursery. During…

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