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eugenecostellojourno@gmail.com's avatar

Great piece, Sydney! Thanks for handling my story so sensitively. Great job!

Sydney Bocik's avatar

It was an honor to be able to share your story. I hope you feel it was done some justice. Still one of my favorite conversations to date!

eugenecostellojourno@gmail.com's avatar

You more than did it justice, and captured my voice as well, which is a sign of good journalism! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Aaliya's avatar

Itโ€™s heartbreaking to hear about the challenges faced by Roamer 12 and his brother. I hope they find strength and support from their loved ones.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

Sydney Bocik's avatar

Heโ€™s got such a positive outlook and is happy with his life in Spain despite what heโ€™s been through which I think is really special!

Aaliya's avatar

It surely is special โ™ฅ๏ธ

Tim Maguire's avatar

So the question I have โ€“ and I suspect the question that everybody reading this article will have as well โ€“ isโ€ฆ Have you written to the Vatican yet? And have they replied? Deus vult ๐Ÿ™

Sydney Bocik's avatar

I will have to let Eugene answer that for himself! @Eugene ? โ˜บ๏ธ

eugenecostellojourno@gmail.com's avatar

I asked a fixer in Rome and it turned out that the marriage was not registered civilly. Emails to the Vatican went unanswered. I rang the Passport Office again and lovely Aoife made a note and told me to claim with Dadโ€™s birth certificate. I donโ€™t wish to jinx it but it appears to be slipping through like an eel in a bucket of snot! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸคžโœŠ

Tim Maguire's avatar

Deus vult, as they say in the Vatican!

eugenecostellojourno@gmail.com's avatar

Thank you, Fadda! xx