Getting pregnant within the group was common. They had some of us girls they called breaders. We were to get pregnant to provide babies/ children to be used by the group. Most births were unregistered and most of these children didn't make it through their first year of life. They were often used to manipulate and control the mothers. We had 4 pregnancies within the group. The first 2 died before birth. The 3rd I am not sure of, and the fourth got to live. I remember seeing him aged about 3/4 years old. He was staying with other people. We weren't allowed to keep him. They made us forget about him so that we would just get on with life and not look for him. A few months ago the memory of him came back. The question now burning in our mind is, 'is he still alive? ' could we find him? Be reunited? The chances are so slim, but we want to try. They called him Michael.
We have an appointment this week with someone who may be able to help us. But do we dare to hope. The chances are so slim. But we have to try.
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