Yes, I had a choice about what direction to take with my life, but I chose one which has provided me and my family with many years of deep satisfaction and purpose.

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But I love the game, I love what it has provided for me and my family.

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"I am very grateful to the American government not only for what it has done for me and my family, but also for what this decision means for Ecuadorean journalists, " he told the AFP news agency.

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This situation has caused great emotional distress for me and my family.

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Mr Ford told the programme it had been a "difficult time for me and my family given the way the controversy has raged and given to some extent the way it's been handled in the media".

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"This has been a very difficult decision for me and my family, " he said.

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And this year has been filled with an infinite number of blessings for me and my family.

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You know, because none of my family has, none of my brothers or cousins or - nobody, it's just me with my kids.

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I'm thrilled to be in the one place that has ever felt like home to me, thrilled about the environment I've created for my family, thrilled about professional challenges I'm able to pursue here, thrilled with the friends we've reconnected with and made, and thrilled about being close to my extended family.

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