I never imagined that volunteering at a hospital would lead me to marry a man I had known for only a few days.

I certainly never expected that the same man would leave behind a worn green backpack containing the story of a life I knew almost nothing about.

My name is Sarah. I was twenty-nine when I met Thomas, and at the time, I was still trying to figure out how to live with the grief left behind by my mother’s death. Continue Reading ⬇️

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