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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Eastern Bloc-heads
It's a big deal in Germany, but for some living in what was once the Eastern Bloc, the anniversary of bringing down the Berlin Wall brings little cause for celebration. The last twenty years have brought freedom but also hardship and uncertainty – especially for the youngest generation who have grown up without Communism. Laura Lynch reports from Budapest, Hungary where some have swung toward the radical right.
Every year, it's a weekend of emotional ambiguity marking two medical anniversaries with totally different outcomes.
More recently, a life saving surgery. In the distance, a reminder that one of the few potentially life saving amateur tools in which the public is trained fails 9 of 10 times.
The painful truth is that your best may not be enough to save a loved one. But because they are a loved one, you try... And live with the memory through your Sadderdays.
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