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The Thompsons
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2024-10-29 19:42:56THE THOMPSONS
Here begins the story of Chris and Selena's son Caleb Thompson.
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Sarah and Craig Thompson have been married for almost twenty years, they had an only son who died during a fishing trip. It was a freak accident that happened so fast and he was declared dead immediately after the paramedics arrived. He was only 10 years old when it happened and his parents had tried to conceive again but failed, this was because Craig had an irreversible vasectomy after the birth of his son, they had agreed to have only one child and even though he went for medical corrections nothing could be done for them.
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