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My grandmother 1 week before my father was born writing a letter to the parents of her husband in September 1945. She describes how "she suffered under the Russian" in January 1945
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She describes how they became refugees after they have been forced to leave their homes
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How she was allowed to stay in Berlin because she was pregnant
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How she hopes to reunite with the family of my grandfather once my dad is born
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How she did not have access to fruits or vegetables during her pregnancy.
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How mail was transported by people traveling as everything including postal infrastructure was destroyed.
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How she is happy that my grandfather survived and that she was able to feed my dad
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How my dad was not gaining weight after being born.
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How she has lost everything and how that was painful for her
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How her dad died a natural dead short before the war was over.
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How she would love to sing again and how good it felt to tell a person about her pain.
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How she planned to have my dad babtised
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