My long journey home... by Precious Williams

I was recently commissioned by the Guardian newspaper to write an article on the theme of family, looking at my own journey to finding a sense of family.  As I sat down and pondered on the concept of family I realised just how complicated that theme, even that very word, 'family', had been for me until very recently.  My foster family's not perfect but they do love me and in many ways they have been extremely supportive and caring.  I literally ran away from them and grew more and more...