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Tue 12 Dec 2008Home is where the heart is

And the hurt for Filipino nurses is being so far from their kin at Christmas time.

FILIPINO NURSE Nora Robles will be sharing in her family's traditional celebrations at midnight on Christmas Eve in the southern Philippines. She will watch her son, her parents, four sisters and extended family opening gifts.