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Tayla Blake, 24, from Derbyshire

Tucking my son into bed, I stroked his head gently.

‘I’d do anything for you, ’ I smiled as he drifted off.

It was April 2018, and I was a single mum to Knightly, then 2.

It was me and my boy against the world.

But life was tough.

After falling pregnant at 17, I’d been through a lot.

Had relationships that left me feeling worthless.

Endured physical and mental abuse.

Even suffered a devastating miscarriage at 19 weeks.

Still just 20, I had my life ahead of me and I was doing my best to keep going.

I worked as many hours as I

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