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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger

Evicted and dying of cancer, Tammie spent her final months desperately house-hunting in Brisbane

Coral's daughter Tammie (pictured in frame)
Coral's daughter Tammie (pictured in frame) was left couch surfing while undergoing treatment for terminal cancer. Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian

A month before she died of cancer, Tammie Thrower was evicted and thrust into homelessness.

The mother of three had battled stage-four bowel cancer since 2023, undergoing round after round of chemotherapy. But in January of this year it spread to her brain.

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