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A Cancer Diagnosis at 6 weeks old
Jennifer Northey shares how her son Eli’s cancer diagnosis affected her family.
At only three months old, baby Eli had undergone two rounds of chemotherapy and a tracheostomy. Mum, Jennifer shares how their Redkite Social Worker helped Eli’s siblings understand what was happening to their brother.
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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.”
“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.”