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Candy fi nds her mum and new family members

The July edition featured Candy John (neé Shepherd) who turned to The Link for help for the second time
in her 26 years to help her fi nd her mother Margaret.
Margaret had left the family has come to life.”
home in Freshbrook twenty years As a result of the July story,
ago and Candy had been told Margaret’s cousin Sue Woodward
she was dead until she asked contacted The Link, having moved
The Link to run an appeal for in the last year to Freshbrook Serving Swindon
information in 1995. It turned to be close to her own mother for 90 years
out that Margaret was alive but who lives in sheltered housing
their brief meetings were not closeby. “It was my mother who Legal problems?
successful and they dropped out read the story and pointed out
of contact. In her teenage years the photographs of Margaret,” We have the answers
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in her frustration. in an Oxfordshire village, but I
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sire to make contact again and to was alive, so we’re very glad
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In the July Link Candy said, Candy was surprised to learn
“I’ve had these issues since child- Candy John, happy to be reconnected of other family members in Swin- FREE collection
hood but instead of dealing with with family members don. “I’ve had an unbelievable & delivery from
them I’ve bottled them up. It really unwilling to be be photographed. number of people say they saw home or work
hit me when my older daughter However she was delighted to see me in the last edition. It really is
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