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Hailey and Leah: Coping with cancer & COVID-19
“We went through a lot of emotional rollercoaster rides dealing with separation, confinement and isolation. What is already one hell of a stressful situation, was exacerbated by COVID-19 restrictions.”
Leah’s daughter Hailey was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in December 2019. Three months later, COVID-19 hit Australia. Suddenly, she and her family had to deal with two extremely life-threatening diseases.
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