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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Damian Spellman

Family illness gives cup clash greater meaning for Hartlepool boss Graeme Lee

PA Wire

Graeme Lee will soak up every moment of the biggest game of his fledgling managerial career to date fortified by the bravery of his wife and father.

The 43-year-old Hartlepool manager will send the Sky Bet League Two side into FA Cup fourth-round battle with Premier League Crystal Palace on Saturday as his wife Gemma continues to defy an inoperable brain tumour with the help of a £5,000-a-month trial medication from Germany while his father Tony is living with dementia.

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