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Harper, Eliza & Darren: Becoming a family facing cancer
“We were absolutely crushed, absolutely confused and angry at life for thinking that we were now ‘cancer people’. I couldn’t think of facing it, and I didn’t want this journey.”
Eliza describes her whirlwind of raw emotions, from denial to despair, on learning of her daughter’s cancer diagnosis.
Diagnosis is only the first step in what for many families is a long, complex and challenging experience with their child’s cancer. Eliza made the most of Redkite’s support throughout Harper’s treatment and into remission.
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