{"id":2323,"date":"2023-10-23T12:52:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T18:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/?p=2323"},"modified":"2023-10-23T17:06:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T23:06:14","slug":"the-last-hug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/23\/the-last-hug\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Hug"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28398578\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/3a44a9\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a unique one-off episode. 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