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Suffering in silence

Lesley Roberts, 55

Burying my face in my son’s jumper as he engulfed me in one of his famous bear hugs, I fought back tears.

It was November 2016 and I’d lost count of how many times I’d had to kiss Alex, 22, goodbye.

We’d just enjoyed a lovely family holiday to Gran Canaria. But now it was time for him to fly home to his life in Canada.

Four years ago, he’d announced he was

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