Erin survived cancer aged 21 - now it's a race against time for a chance of a baby
Having life-saving cancer treatment at 21 would be hard enough for anyone, but Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to have children too.
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"It's me having kids or not. It has to happen now."
— Erin Lavery , Activist
"I was unwell for a year-and-a-half and was consistently going to my GP for a year with symptoms that were adding up by the minute."
— Erin Lavery , Activist
"I found out that my fertility had been heavily, heavily affected."
— Erin Lavery , Activist
"It's also coming with a financial burden that if I choose to do this, it's going to impact my near future."
— Erin Lavery , Activist
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Having life-saving cancer treatment at 21 would be hard enough for anyone, but Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to have children too.
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