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Sykie Celiz

Age 20 at the time of publication of her diary which was "as told to" the journalist Carmela Fonbuena.

6 April 2020

I don’t do much inside the house. I watch reruns of movies on television. Sometimes I clean the house and cook food. I was told

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8 April 2020

I thought I was going to give birth yesterday. I was doing the laundry when I felt stomach pains. My mother brought me to the

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9 April 2020

It’s Maundy Thursday. Traditionally, we should be joining our neighbours in the house across our street so we can read together the narrative of the

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29 April 2020

We’re still waiting to hear if we’re going to receive cash aid from the government. Many parts of the country will be lifting their lockdown

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10 May 2020

Today I gave birth. There were no vehicles, so me and my mum were forced to walk 30 minutes to get to the clinic. We

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12 May 2020

We’re back home from the lying-in clinic. Azecle cries a lot. He likes to breastfeed a lot, too. He’s really beautiful. I love him so

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