Caroline received a lot of support from her neighbours and friends.
Transcript
Non, ils sont tous un peu éparpillés dans le Québec. (rire) Je n’ai pas de la famille proche, mais j’avais beaucoup de voisins, voisins, voisines, amis, j’ai eu beaucoup de soutien de leur part, puis mon conjoint ici m’a vraiment soutenu beaucoup. Il était… J’étais bien entourée quand même. Mais c’est qu’à un moment donné, les gens, je pense que si tu ne l’as pas vécu, c’est vraiment difficile pour eux…
[No, they’re all kind of scattered across Quebec. (laughs) I don’t have close family nearby, but I had a lot of neighbors — neighbors, friends — I got a lot of support from them, and my partner here really supported me a lot. He was… I was still well surrounded. But at some point, I think that if you haven’t lived through it, it’s really hard for people to understand…] Translation from the original French.
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