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Consequences of the War in Nicaragua Iris M. Pavón from Nicaragua Staff Photo Many families were separated because of the war. Unfortunately, I was one of those many families. I was forced to leave the city and the family I grew up in. In the year 1979, there was a war that made my country Nicaragua suffer a lot. All of the population suffered because of the many deaths, injuries and destruction that the war caused as it was going on. Many families were separated because of the war. Unfortunately, I was one of those many families. I was forced to leave the city and the family I grew up in. I had to run away from my country, leaving my parents, brother, and the rest of my relatives. Alone, without help, I crossed the border of Nicaragua to Honduras, without a job or anybody to help me to go on with my life. Six years passed, to be exact, without having any communication with my family. They thought that I was dead until the year 1988, when I got the opportunity to reunite with my family. That was a big tragedy for me. The separation from or loss of a family member is a terrble thing.   More things we miss: I am a Person Blessed by God | An Explosion in a Building | I Lost My Way in London | I Was Locked Up in My School | Sad Memories of El Salvador Return to: Difficult Situations | Issue 18 | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2007 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com