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"Social Services Took Me Away" Singer Lived in Zvečanska as a Child, Cried at Night
Singer Vesna Đogani enjoys popularity today, but her childhood was marked by deep poverty, life without a father, and very difficult, painful moments in a home for neglected children.
TL;DR
- The singer was taken by social services from her mother due to the mother's inability to provide adequate living conditions.
- She spent time in Zvečanska, an orphanage, where she cried often at night.
- Godparents intervened and took her in, providing a loving home until she was seven.
- A conflict between her mother and godparents resulted in her return to her mother's home.
- She frequently experienced hunger and poverty, often eating only bread and lard.
- Neighbors and godparents secretly provided her with food and allowed her to use a phone.