Cheryl Forrest lost her estranged husband and 27 other family members when the quake hit the city of Adiyaman, where they all used to live.
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Her children watched their father laid to rest from their cellphones. She said the funeral’s video stream, recorded by a surviving family member, panned to reveal a sea of other freshly dug graves. “As much as I wanted to cook for my children, I don’t want to have to go to the grocery store, to show my face and feel obligated to tell my story and get upset.”
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