The secrets we keep

I’d grown up wondering why I looked so different from my family. But it took 35 years to discover the truth.

Grief trapped me inside my own bo dy until I took that vital first step

My own mum despised me from the moment I was born

I left him when I was pregnant with his baby – but that wasn’t the end

When I lost the love of my life, I didn’t know how too keep going

Watching the band up on stage, I felt so proud. ‘That’s my dad,’ I boasted to my friends as he drummed along to rock music. Aged 10, I loved going to his gigs. I’d tag along to rehearsals and knew all