'Christmas kindness has made me a strong person'
All week, Dayjanta Samuels has been "wild and excited", says his mother Christine Borton, "counting down the days to Christmas".financial struggles"This last week has been happy because people have said I'm a sweet boy and a good child," says Dayjanta, whose worries about the family bills and his wish to help pay for them struck a chord with many others.
We first met the family last month at their home in Tipton in the west Midlands, when looking at the impact on low-income households of what has become known as the cost-of-living crisis. "Never in my life have people reached out to me like this." She pulls out one letter and starts reading it through tears: "You've got no money but you have two beautiful children that absolutely love you, and one day will understand all you have done for them. So in truth you are a rich lady."
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