{"id":5,"date":"2020-08-10T13:07:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T12:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abiggerlife.test\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2021-08-27T14:12:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T13:12:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row justify-center\">\n\n        <div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/3 mb-8\">\n    <article class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-2xl flex flex-wrap flex-col h-full\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/to-a-bigger-life\/skin-evaluation\/\">\n            <div class=\"h-48 bg-grey relative\">\n                <img alt=\"skin around stoma\" 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