Christmas is a painful reminder of the family I left behind when I immigrated to CanadaThis story was originally published on December 15, 2021. The night before Christmas was the most festive in my hometown of Kamwenge in western Uganda. The medicine for fire is fireI’ve lived in Saskatchewan for 13 years now and the Christmas season still hits me the hardest. Throw in the pandemic and the dream of Christmas in Kamwenge remains far out of reach. Iryn Tushabe’s children put the finishing touches to this year’s Christmas tree.
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