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Meredith’s new cancer journey
Meredith searched for answers to her son’s symptoms for six months until he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Five months later, Benjamin died. He was six-years-old.

As Meredith navigates bereavement, she tells us how she’s living with grief and why roller skates play a part. Meredith says, “Sharing my story is not going to change anything for Benjamin and I, but it might change something for another parent. That’s a gift that I can give to other people.”
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“I kind of blocked out a lot in those first few weeks, because there’s so many people coming to see us all the time, talk to us, and tell us different things. I was kind of numb really.”
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