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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 life

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Life and style
By
Ammar Kalia
Published
Oct 14, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC

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