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A moment that changed me: I learned to read and write – at 42

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A moment that changed me: I learned to read and write – at 42
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I had worked for 25 years, married and started a family. But a crisis at the supermarket reminded me there was something missing from my lifeIn 2021, at 42 years old, I had the reading age of a four-year-old. I had spent my life up to that point not being able to read and write, navigating the world with careful planning and the help of my wife. During the Covid lockdowns, however, the world turned upside down and my usual way of going through life exploded. My wife was home-schooling our 10-yea

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