Family shares hidden cost of cancer care
Maya, 13, from Hythe in Kent, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was three.
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"Whilst your child is poorly and you are fighting for her life, the bills don't stop coming."
— Dellanie , Other
"I just have to be grateful for what we have got."
— Dellanie , Other
"The financial stress should be the last thing families have to think about."
— Sonia Malik , Activist
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Maya, 13, from Hythe in Kent, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was three.
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