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‘THE SADNESS DOESN’T GO AWAY’

TRAGEDY can often drive two people apart – especially when it involves the death of a child who was the centre of their universe.

Complicated feelings of guilt and blame can overwhelm everything, leaving relationships broken forever.

But sometimes it can bring two grieving people together – and this is what’s happening with Amy Johnston and Elie Challita.

They’ve lost their precious daughter, four-year-old Nada-Jane, yet slowly but surely they’re starting to find each other again.

Together they’re mourning the cute curly-haired kid whose smile used to light up a room and whose energy and exuberance brought a buzz to everything.

For Amy (29) and Elie (36), the fact that

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