Ward Lemmelijn is religious and has a special reason: “When my mother was pregnant with me, there was a chance that she or I would not survive”

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His mother Greet Vanderwaeren also told what it was like for her. “That was very intense,” she said. “Every year I think back about it. But it was a close call or our Ward would not have been there, and neither would I. At 23 weeks, many complications arose, and he was not yet viable at that time. I had to rest a lot, and he still pulled through. Even then he had a lot of perseverance and willpower. That is still there.”

Greet gave birth to a total of three children. And all three value faith. “They do this without obligation, but they all find a place there to relax.”