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    LUCAS WENT TO BED AND NEVER WOKE UP

    Oct 12, 2021 4 minutes
    WORDS: ASHLEIGH PAGE, JOE CUSACK.

    Relaxing on a sunlounger, I glanced over at my son Lucas, 14, and laughed. He was about to dive-bomb into the pool, much to the delight of his little brothers Oliver, 11, and Carter, six. It was the end of August 2019 and we were nearing the end of an amazing holiday in Majorca. My husband Daniel, then 39, and I had decided to treat the kids to a few days away before the new school term started, so that we could relax and enjoy the sunshine.

    We’d had the perfect week and Oliver was starting at the local high school. Though he was nervous, he was looking forward

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