Difficult News
Nadia realized that if she wanted to go with Panait to America, she would have to leave her parents and her brother behind. Worrying that her mother might have a heart-attack from the news, she spoke with her younger brother first. He encouraged her to take the leap of faith, explaining that it was her destiny.
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Miracles
In 1989, just weeks before the “Romanian Revolution”, their escape plan took them secretly through Hungary and Canada to America. Their journey wasn’t without danger. When they approached the Hungarian border, a pair of border patrolmen spotted the group attempting to leave, but when they noticed Nadia Comăneci, they let the fleeing group go.
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Miracles
