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JACK’S LEGACY My boy SAVED SEVEN LIVES

Bursting through the front door, my six-year-old daughter, Steph, was so excited.

‘Look what Jack got at school today,’ she beamed, waving a piece of paper.

It was a certificate of compassion my son, Jack, then 10, had received for helping his classmate with his maths work.

‘I’m so proud of you,’ I told my kind, loving boy.

I wasn’t surprised he’d gone above and beyond to help. A quiet-achiever, Jack never sought praise when he did the right thing.

He also never shied away

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