SUMMER LISTENING: The Mum Diagnosed With Cancer Two Days Before Learning She Was Pregnant
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Elle Halliwell shares her extraordinary journey of being diagnosed with cancer just two days after discovering her pregnancy.
This summer we've curated your Delivery Room playlist with even more birth stories from our friends at Diary Of A Birth. Imagine discovering you're pregnant just two days after receiving a rare blood cancer diagnosis at 30. For journalist Elle Halliwell, this unimaginable scenario became reality when her routine health check revealed chronic myeloid leukemia—an incurable but treatable condition that would change everything. Despite doctors advising she terminate the pregnancy to begin life-saving treatment, Elle made the extraordinary decision to continue, feeling it was "meant to be." She takes us through the peace she found amid chaos, and her induced birth at 36 weeks that brought her perfect son Tor into the world. From the emotional rollercoaster of breastfeeding while preparing for cancer treatment, to rebuilding her life as a mother with an ongoing medical condition, Elle's story is a powerful testament to maternal determination that defied medical odds. THE END BITS: Support independent women's media Follow Diary Of A Birth on Instagram Listen to more Diary Of A Birth here. CREDITS: Host : Ksenija Lukich Birth Story: Elle Halliwell …
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