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In raising a child, we're able to witness ourselves being reborn as another

But along with this version of immortality, we also gain a vulnerability unlike any we'd ever known

In my experience, becoming a parent changed my priorities in the most fundamental ways

My needs and wants became irrelevant when weighed against that of my child's health and safety

In fact, I'm much more concerned about their will being than I'd ever considered my own

Although it sounds funny to say that aloud, I'm sure many listening know exactly what I'm talking about

In this leads to the concept of a parent's worst nightmare

The phrase may seem cliché due to its frequent use, but for the overwhelming majority of parents, the thought of something tragic happening to your child is a nearly unthinkable prospect

In tonight's story, we'll hear the details of an unexplained disappearance, which has left a mother trapped in a perpetual version of the parent's worst nightmare scenario

It all begins in April of 2016, when 16-year-old Michaela Bali, on characteristically, skips her classes at Yorkton's Saskatchewan's Sacred Heart High School

At some point, during this day, she spent walking a twisting route through the streets of Yorkton, she seems to have simply vanished

With no indication of where she is or what may have happened to her, Michaela's mother has left hoping against the many parents worst nightmare scenarios that have been haunting the darkest corners of her imagination

In tonight's episode, our story will be the unexplained disappearance of Michaela Bali, told via excerpts of my recent conversation with her mother Paula

I've been following Michaela's case since news began circulating about her disappearance and month after month, I've been saddened to hear she's not been found safe and sound

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