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Nadia Breen

Co Down schoolgirl, 12, on the heartbreak of a having a sibling who is fighting cancer

A 12-year-old schoolgirl from Co Down has opened up on the heartbreak of having a sibling who is battling cancer.

Ingrid Rothwell's brother Austin, who is now 14, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in June 2018.

He spent eight months in hospital before getting home, with three of those months spent in ICU on a ventilator.

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