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The painful secret I hid from my twin

When Alex Lewis lost all his memories his twin Marcus helped him to restore them, or some of them; Marcus was protecting Alex from a deeply disturbing part of their history.

After a terrible motorbike accident 18-year-old Alex Lewis was left with no memory of his previous life. The only person he could remember was Marcus, his identical twin brother. He became the person Alex most relied upon to rebuild his entire life and memories. But then Marcus made an extraordinary decision - to shield his brother from their traumatic past by re-writing history and creating a new reality.

For over a decade, Marcus carried the weight of his secret. But when fragments of the past began to emerge, that carefully constructed narrative was shattered, leading to some deeply personal and difficult conversations.

Please note this programme contains themes of child sexual abuse.

Alex and Marcus' story features in a documentary called Tell Me Who I Am which is available on Netflix.

Presenter: Andrea Kennedy
Producer: Tom Harding Assinder

Photo: Alex and Marcus Lewis Credit: Alex and Marcus Lewis

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